brwydr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh brwydyr, from Proto-Brythonic *bruɨdr, from Proto-Celtic *breitrā (“word”), also "battle," perhaps related to *brē-, *bri- (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to strike”); compare Old Irish bríathar (“word”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbrʊɨ̯dr/, [ˈbrʊɨ̯dr̩]
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈbrʊi̯dr/, [ˈbrʊi̯dr̩]
  • Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯dr

Noun

brwydr f (plural brwydrau)

  1. battle

Derived terms

  • brwydr yr iaith (“the battle for the Welsh language”)
  • brwydro (“to battle, to fight”)
  • brwydrwr (“battler, fighter”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of brwydr
radical soft nasal aspirate
brwydr frwydr mrwydr 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), “brwydr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “166”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 166
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