briger

Welsh

Etymology

brig (“tree-tops”) +‎ -er.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈbrɪɡɛr/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈbriːɡɛr/, /ˈbrɪɡɛr/

Noun

briger m (collective, singulative brigeryn)

  1. (botany) stamens[1][2]
  2. (obsolete) tresses, locks, long hair[1]

Derived terms
  • briger Gwener (“maidenhair ferns”)
  • briger y twynau (“lady's bedstraw”)
  • brigerog (“staminate”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
briger friger mriger unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “briger”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎ (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 53
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