briallu

Welsh

Briallu

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /brɪ.ˈaɬɨ̞/, /ˈbrjaɬɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /bri.ˈaɬi/, /ˈbrjaɬi/

Noun

briallu f (collective, singulative briallen)

1. primroses (Primula, spp.)
   1. esp. common primroses (Primula vulgaris)
   2. and cowslips (Primula veris)

Derived terms

• briallu blodiog (“bird’s-eye primroses, Primula farinosa”)
• briallu Mair di-sawr (“oxslips, Primula elatior”)
• briallu Mair sawrus (“cowslips, Primula veris”)
• briallu Mair (“cowslips, Primula veris”)
• briallu Non (“auricula primrose, Primula auricula”)
• briallu tal ffug (“false oxlips, Primula x polyantha”)
• briallu tal (“oxslips, Primula elatior”)
• briallu y cŵn (“dog roses (Rosa canina)”)
• briallu'r Alban (“Scottish primroses, Primula scotica”)

 

Mutation

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

References

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