brys

See also: Bryś

Cornish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *brɨd from Proto-Celtic *britis

Noun

brys m (plural brysyow)

Etymology 2

Noun

brys m (plural brysyow)

womb, uterus

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

brys

passive form of bry

Swedish

Noun

brys

indefinite genitive singular of bry

Welsh

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /brɨːs/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /briːs/
Rhymes: -ɨːs

Etymology 1

Cognate with Irish bras (“swift”) and Latin festīnus (“swift”).^[1] Note also Proto-Germanic *brēþaz (“rushed”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrē- (“seethe, toss about, cook”).

Noun

brys m (uncountable)

speed, haste
urgency

Derived terms

allanfa frys (“emergency exit”)
ar frys (“in a hurry”)
gwasanaethau brys (“emergency services”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *brys*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
brys	frys	mrys	unchanged

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

brys

Soft mutation of prys.

Mutation

Mutated forms of *prys*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
prys	brys	mhrys	phrys

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

References

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

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

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