braen

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *bragnos from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥Hg-nós.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /braːɨ̯n/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /brai̯n/
Rhymes: -aːɨ̯n
Homophone: brain (“crows”) (South Wales)

Adjective

braen (feminine singular braen, plural braenion, equative mor fraen, comparative mwy braen, superlative mwyaf braen)

rotten, putrid

Synonyms

madreddog
pwdr

Derived terms

braenar m (“fallow”)
braenol (“putrid, septic”, adjective)
braenu (“putrefy”, verb)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
braen	fraen	mraen	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

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