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)

1. 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