breuant

Welsh

Alternative forms

brefant

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *brāgants (“neck, throat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“devour”).

Noun

breuant m (plural breuannau or breuantau)

trachea, windpipe
Synonyms: tracea, pibell wynt

Derived terms

afal breuant (“Adam's apple”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
breuant	freuant	mreuant	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), “breuant”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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