breuant
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Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *brāgants (“neck, throat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“devour”).
Noun
[edit]breuant m (plural breuannau or breuantau)
- trachea, windpipe
- Synonyms: tracea, pibell wynt
Derived terms
[edit]- afal breuant (“Adam's apple”)
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
breuant | freuant | mreuant | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “breuant”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies