brawd

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /brau̯d/
  • Rhymes: -au̯d

Etymology 1

From Old Welsh braut (“brother”), from Proto-Celtic *brātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Noun

brawd m (plural brodyr)

  1. brother
  2. friar
Derived terms
  • brawd du (“black friar, Dominican”)
  • brawd gwyn (“white frier, Carmelite”)
  • brawd llwyd (“grey friar, Cistercian”)
  • brawd yng nghyfraith (“brother-in-law”)
  • hanner brawd (“half-brother”)
  • llysfrawd (“stepbrother”)

Etymology 2

From Old Welsh braut (“judgment”), from Proto-Celtic *brātus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷérHtus.

Noun

brawd m (plural brodiau)

  1. judgement, verdict

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
brawd frawd mrawd unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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