brech

See also: brec'h and Bréch

German

Verb

brech

  1. (colloquial) first-person singular present of brechen
    Synonym: (standard) breche
  2. (colloquial) singular imperative of brechen
    Synonym: (standard) brich

Old Cornish

Etymology

from Vulgar Latin bracchium (British), From Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn).

Noun

brech

  1. arm

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /breːχ/

Adjective

brech f

  1. feminine singular of brych

Noun

brech m (plural brechau or brechod)

  1. rash, pox
  2. inoculation, vaccination

Derived terms
  • brech y mwnci (“monkepox”)
  • brech yr ieir (“chickenpox”)
  • brechiad (“vaccination”)
  • brechlyn (“vaccine”)
  • brechlys (“chickweed”)
  • brechu (“to vaccinate”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
brech frech mrech unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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