bychan

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. small; little

Synonyms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

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.