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Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Brythonic *bran, from Proto-Celtic *branos, from Proto-Indo-European *werneh₂-.
Compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna, Polish wrona.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]brân f (plural brain)
Derived terms
[edit]- brân bigwen (“rook”)
- brân dyddyn (“carrion crow”)
- brân fraith (“pied crow”)
- brân goesgoch (“chough”)
- brân lwyd (“hooded crow”)
- brân y goedwig (“large-billed crow”)
- brân y tai (“house crow”)
- cadfran (“rook”)
- cigfran (“raven”)
- fel yr hed y frân (“as the crow flies”)
- ffrwythfrân (“fruitcrow”)
- gwyn y gwêl y frân ei chyw (“a parent does not see the faults of his or her own child”)
- traed brain (“mess”)
- ydfran (“rook”)
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
brân | frân | mrân | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “brân”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West Frisian
[edit]Etymology
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Noun
[edit]brân c (plural brannen, diminutive brantsje)
- fire, occurrence of fire
Further reading
[edit]- “brân (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/aːn
- Rhymes:Welsh/aːn/1 syllable
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