briallu

Welsh

Briallu

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /brɪ.ˈaɬɨ̞/, /ˈbrjaɬɨ̞/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /bri.ˈaɬi/, /ˈbrjaɬi/

Noun

briallu f (collective, singulative briallen)

primroses (Primula, spp.)
1. esp. common primroses (Primula vulgaris)
2. and cowslips (Primula veris)

Derived terms

briallu blodiog (“bird’s-eye primroses, Primula farinosa”)
briallu Mair di-sawr (“oxslips, Primula elatior”)
briallu Mair sawrus (“cowslips, Primula veris”)
briallu Mair (“cowslips, Primula veris”)
briallu Non (“auricula primrose, Primula auricula”)
briallu tal ffug (“false oxlips, Primula x polyantha”)
briallu tal (“oxslips, Primula elatior”)
briallu y cŵn (“dog roses (Rosa canina)”)
briallu'r Alban (“Scottish primroses, Primula scotica”)

Mutation

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

References

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

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