breuant

Welsh

Alternative forms

• brefant

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *brāgants (“neck, throat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“devour”).

Noun

breuant m (plural breuannau or breuantau)

1. trachea, windpipe

   Synonyms: tracea, pibell wynt

Derived terms

• afal breuant (“Adam's apple”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of breuant

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
breuant	freuant	mreuant	unchanged

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

Further reading

• 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