bresych

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh bressych, from Proto-Brythonic *brėsɨx, from Vulgar Latin *brassicca, from Latin brassica.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛsɨ̞χ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛsɪχ/

Noun

bresych f (collective, singulative bresychen)

1. cabbages (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)

   Synonyms: cabaets, cawl

Derived terms

• bresych y cŵn (“dog's mercury”)
• bresychaidd (“cabbagey”)
• blodfresych (“cauliflowers”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bresych

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bresych	fresych	mresych	unchanged

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

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bresych”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh-English Dictionary, Gwerin
• Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎^[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bresych”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies