britheg

Welsh

Etymology

From brith (“speckled”) +‎ -eg.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbrɪθɛɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbriːθɛɡ/, /ˈbrɪθɛɡ/

Noun

britheg f (plural brithegion)

1. snakeshead, snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris)

   Synonym: pen y neidr

2. fritillary (butterfly of the family Nymphalidae)

Derived terms

• britheg Affrodite (“Issoria aphrodite”)
• britheg arian (“Argynnis paphia”)
• britheg berlog fach (“Boloria selene”)
• britheg berlog (“Boloria euphrosyne”)
• britheg borffor (“Boloria dia”)
• britheg frown (“Argynnis adippe”)
• britheg Glanville (“Melitaea cinxia”)
• britheg Niobe (“Argynnis niobe”)
• britheg Sbaen (“Issoria lathonia”)
• britheg smotiog (“Melitaea didyma”)
• britheg werdd (“Argynnis aglaja”)
• britheg y Canoldir (“Argynnis pandora”)
• britheg y gors (“Euphydryas aurinia”)
• britheg y waun (“Melitaea athalia”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of britheg

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
britheg	fritheg	mritheg	unchanged

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

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “britheg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies