breuant

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • brefant

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *brāgants (“neck, throat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“devour”).

Noun

breuant m (plural breuannau or breuantau)

  1. trachea, windpipe
    Synonyms: tracea, pibell wynt

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of breuant
radical soft nasal aspirate
breuant freuant mreuant unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “breuant”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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