bresych

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh bressych, from Proto-Brythonic *brėsɨx, from Vulgar Latin *brassicca, from Latin brassica.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛsɨ̞χ/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛsɪχ/

Noun

bresych f (collective, singulative bresychen)

cabbages (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)

Derived terms

bresych y cŵn (“dog's mercury”)
bresychaidd (“cabbagey”)
blodfresych (“cauliflowers”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

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

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