bychan

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh bych, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨx, from Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”). Cognate with Breton bihan, Irish beag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbəχan/
• Rhymes: -əχan

Adjective

bychan (feminine singular bechan, plural bychain, equative lleied, comparative llai, superlative lleiaf)

1. small; little

Synonyms

• bach

Mutation

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