brawd

Welsh

Etymology 1

From Old Welsh braut (“brother”), from Proto-Brythonic *brọdr, from Proto-Celtic *brātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brau̯d/
• Rhymes: -au̯d

Noun

brawd m (plural brodyr)

1. brother
2. friar

Derived terms

• brawd du (“black friar, Dominican”)
• brawd gwyn (“white frier, Carmelite”)
• brawd llwyd (“grey friar, Cistercian”)
• brawd yng nghyfraith (“brother-in-law”)
• hanner brawd (“half-brother”)
• llysfrawd (“stepbrother”)

Etymology 2

From Old Welsh braut (“judgment”), from Proto-Celtic *brātus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷérHtus.

Noun

brawd m (plural brodiau)

1. judgement, verdict

Mutation

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