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brech yr ieir

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Literally, pox of the chickens.

Noun

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brech yr ieir m (uncountable)

  1. chicken pox

Mutation

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Mutated forms of brech yr ieir
radical soft nasal aspirate
brech yr ieir frech yr ieir mrech yr ieir unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  • Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “brech yr ieir”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies