brith

Albanian

Etymology

A formation from bri, often occurring in metathesized form birth.

Noun

brith m

1. whelk; pimple, blemish

Related terms

• bri

Cornish

Etymology

See Welsh etymology below.

Adjective

brith

1. streaked, striped

Noun

brith m (no singulative)

1. (collective) tartan

Mutation

  Mutation of brith  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
brith	vrith	unchanged	prith	frith	vrith

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh brith, from Proto-Brythonic *briθ, from Proto-Celtic *mrixtos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /briːθ/
• Rhymes: -iːθ

Adjective

brith (feminine singular braith, plural brithion, not comparable)

1. mottled, speckled, brindled
2. (of hair) grey

Derived terms

• bara brith
• britheg (“snake's head fritillary”)
• brithgi
• brithlen (“tapestry, brocade”)
• brithyll (“trout”)
• marchrawn brith (“variegated fern”)
• neidr fraith (“grass snake”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
brith	frith	mrith	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.