brwsh
Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English brush, Old French broisse, from Vulgar Latin *brustia, from Frankish *bursti, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz (“bristle”), or also Vulgar Latin *bruscia, from Proto-Germanic *bruskaz (“tuft, thicket, underbrush”), which could be from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrusgo-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brʊʃ/
- Rhymes: -ʊʃ
Noun
brwsh m (plural brwshys or brwsiau)
Derived terms
- brwsh aer (“air brush”)
- brwsh blew (“bristle brush”)
- brwsh dannedd (“toothbrush”)
- brwsh dillad (“clothes brush”)
- brwsh dyfrliw (“watercolour brush”)
- brwsh gwallt (“hair brush”)
- brwsh llawr (“floor brush”)
- brwsh paent (“paintbrush”)
- brwsh sgwrio (“scouring brush”)
- brwsh siafio (“shaving brush”)
- brwsh sythu (“brush used to size warp in a loom”)
- brwsio (“to brush”)
- coes brwsh (“brush handle”)
- strôc brwsh (“brush stroke”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| brwsh | frwsh | mrwsh | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “brwsh”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies