bregh

Cornish

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [brɛːx]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [breːʰ]

Etymology 1

From Middle Cornish bregh, from Old Cornish brech, from Proto-Brythonic *brėx, a borrowing from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn), from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”). Cognate with Breton brec'h, Welsh braich.

Noun

bregh f (dual diwvregh, plural breghow)

1. arm

Derived terms

• breghel (“sleeve”)
• breghellik (“bracelet”)
• bregholek (“sleeved”)
• breghyek (“having arms”)
• konna bregh (“wrist”)

Etymology 2

See brygh.

Noun

bregh f (plural breghi)

1. (Revived Late Cornish) alternative form of brygh (“pox”)

Mutation

Mutation of bregh

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
bregh	vregh	unchanged	pregh	fregh	vregh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Middle English

Noun

bregh

1. alternative form of brewe