brec'h

See also: Bréch

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton brech, from Proto-Brythonic *brėx, a borrowing from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn), from βραχύς (brakhús, short). Cognate with Cornish bregh, Welsh braich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbreːx/

Noun

brec’h f (dual divrec’h, plural brec’hioù)

  1. arm

Derived terms

Mutation

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