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brith

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Albanian

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Etymology

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A formation from bri, often occurring in metathesized form birth.

Noun

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brith m

  1. whelk; pimple, blemish
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Cornish

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Etymology

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See Welsh etymology below.

Adjective

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brith

  1. streaked, striped

Noun

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brith m (no singulative)

  1. (collective) tartan

Mutation

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Mutation of brith
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
brith vrith unchanged prith frith vrith

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Old Welsh brith, from Proto-Brythonic *briθ, from Proto-Celtic *mrixtos.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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brith (feminine singular braith, plural brithion, not comparable)

  1. mottled, speckled, brindled
  2. (of hair) grey

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of brith
radical soft nasal aspirate
brith frith mrith unchanged

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