bran

brini (plural)
bran (singular unmutated)
vran (mutation-soft singular)
pran (mutation-hard singular)
brini (plural unmutated)
vrini (mutation-soft plural)
prini (mutation-hard plural)

From Proto-Brythonic *bran, from Proto-Celtic *branos, from Proto-Indo-European *werneh₂- (“crow”).
Compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna.


mil

miled (plural)
mil (singular unmutated)
vil (mutation-soft singular)
miled (plural unmutated)
viled (mutation-soft plural)

From Middle Breton mil, from Proto-Brythonic *mil (compare Cornish mil, Welsh mil), from Proto-Celtic *mīlom (compare Old Irish míl and its descendants; Irish míol, Scottish Gaelic míl, Manx meeyl), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₁l- (“small animal””).
Compare Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon, “lamb”), Armenian մալ (mal, “sheep; mutton; wether; cattle; livestock”), Central Kurdish ماڵ (mall, “livestock”), Dutch maal (“calf”).


yar

From Proto-Celtic *yarā (compare Welsh iâr).


paun

pauned (plural)
paun (singular unmutated)
baun (mutation-soft singular)
faun (mutation-aspirate singular)
pauned (plural unmutated)
bauned (mutation-soft plural)
fauned (mutation-aspirate plural)


kazh

kizhier (plural)
kezhier (plural)
kazh (unmutated)
gazh (mutation-soft)
c'hazh (mutation-aspirate)
kaz (alternative)

From Proto-Brythonic *kaθ, from Proto-Celtic *kattā.


roue

From Middle Breton roe, from Proto-Celtic *ɸreimos; akin to Old Cornish ruy (whence Cornish ruw) and Welsh rhwyf (“king, leader”).
Replaced Old Breton ri, which was akin to Middle Welsh rhi, Irish rí, Scottish Gaelic rìgh, and Gaulish -rix, -rēx.


azen

From Proto-Brythonic [Term?], through Vulgar Latin from Latin asinus. Compare Welsh asyn.

"to predate" or "to long" or "to desire"#Breton


tarv

tirvi (plural)
tarv (singular unmutated)
darv (mutation-soft singular)
zarv (mutation-aspirate singular)
tirvi (plural unmutated)
dirvi (mutation-soft plural)
zirvi (mutation-aspirate plural)

From Proto-Brythonic *tarw, from Proto-Celtic *tarwos, from Proto-Indo-European *táwros.


naer

From Old Breton natr, from Proto-Celtic *natrixs (compare Welsh neidr, Irish nathair), from Proto-Indo-European *nh₁trih₂, from *snéh₁ (“to spin, twist”). Compare Breton nezañ (“to spin yarn”). Related to neudenn (“thread”), nodoez (“needle”) .


maout

meot (plural)
maout (singular unmutated)
vaout (mutation-soft singular)
meot (plural unmutated)
veot (mutation-soft plural)

From Proto-Celtic *moltos (“sheep”) (compare Welsh mollt (“wether”), Old Irish molt (“ram, wether”)).


arzh

arzh (canonical masculine)
arzh (canonical feminine)
arzhed (plural)

From Proto-Brythonic *arθ, from Proto-Celtic *artos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos.


tred

tridi (plural)
tred (singular unmutated)
dred (mutation-soft singular)
zred (mutation-aspirate singular)
tridi (plural unmutated)
dridi (mutation-soft plural)
zridi (mutation-aspirate plural)

From Old Breton trot, from Proto-Brythonic *tröd (whence Middle Welsh trydw, Welsh drudwen), from Proto-Celtic *trozdis, from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos (“thrush”); compare Latin turdus, English thrush, and Polish drozd.


karv

kirvi (plural)
karv (singular unmutated)
garv (mutation-soft singular)
c'harv (mutation-aspirate singular)
kirvi (plural unmutated)
girvi (mutation-soft plural)
c'hirvi (mutation-aspirate plural)

From Proto-Brythonic *karw, from Proto-Celtic *karwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥wós, zero grade of *ḱerwós, from *ḱer- (“horn”).


evn

From Proto-Brythonic *edn, from Proto-Celtic *ɸetnos, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥.


dañvad

deñved (plural)
dañvad (singular unmutated)
zañvad (mutation-soft singular)
tañvad (mutation-hard singular)
deñved (plural unmutated)
zeñved (mutation-soft plural)
teñved (mutation-hard plural)

From Proto-Brythonic *daβ̃ad, from Proto-Celtic *dametos.


gouelan

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gouelan m (plural gouelaned or gouelini)

→ French: goéland

From gouelañ (“to cry”), from Middle Breton goelann, from Old Breton guilannou, from Proto-Brythonic *gwuɨlann.


avank

From Proto-Brythonic *aβank, from Proto-Celtic *abankos (compare Welsh afanc), from *abū (“river”).


bleiz

bleizi (plural)
bleiz (singular unmutated)
vleiz (mutation-soft singular)
pleiz (mutation-hard singular)
bleizi (plural unmutated)
vleizi (mutation-soft plural)
pleizi (mutation-hard plural)

From Old Breton bleid, from Proto-Brythonic *blėð, from Proto-Celtic *bledyos (compare Cornish bleydh, Welsh blaidd; Old Irish bled (“sea monster”) (< *bledā)).


bual

bualed (plural)
bual (singular unmutated)
vual (mutation-soft singular)
pual (mutation-hard singular)
bualed (plural unmutated)
vualed (mutation-soft plural)
pualed (mutation-hard plural)

From Proto-Brythonic [Term?], borrowed from Vulgar Latin *būvalus, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos). Cognate with Welsh and Cornish bual.


draeneg

draeneged (plural)
draeneg (singular unmutated)
zraeneg (mutation-soft singular)
traeneg (mutation-hard singular)
draeneged (plural unmutated)
zraeneged (mutation-soft plural)
traeneged (mutation-hard plural)


buoc'h

buoc’h f (plural buoc’hed, collective buoc’henned)

buoc’h (canonical feminine)
buoc’hed (plural)
buoc’henned (collective)
buoc'h (singular unmutated)
vuoc'h (mutation-soft singular)
puoc'h (mutation-hard singular)
buoc'hed (plural unmutated)
vuoc'hed (mutation-soft plural)
puoc'hed (mutation-hard plural)

From Proto-Brythonic *bʉx, from Proto-Celtic *boukkā, from *bāus (“ox”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Celtic cognates include Welsh buwch, Cornish bugh, Irish bó, Manx booa.


broc'h

broc’h (canonical masculine)
broc’hed (plural)
broc'h (singular unmutated)
vroc'h (mutation-soft singular)
proc'h (mutation-hard singular)
broc'hed (plural unmutated)
vroc'hed (mutation-soft plural)
proc'hed (mutation-hard plural)

From Middle Breton broc'h, from Proto-Brythonic *brox, from Proto-Celtic *brokkos.


moc'h

moc’h m (collective, singulative pemoc’h)

moc’h (canonical masculine)
pemoc’h (singulative)
moc'h (unmutated)
voc'h (mutation-soft)

From Proto-Brythonic *mox, from Proto-Celtic *mokkus.


leue

From Proto-Brythonic *llọɨɣ, from Proto-Celtic *lāɸigos (“calf”) (compare Old Irish lóeg, Welsh llo, Cornish leugh).


bouc'h

bouc’h (canonical masculine)
bouc’hed (plural)
bouc'h (singular unmutated)
vouc'h (mutation-soft singular)
pouc'h (mutation-hard singular)
bouch'ed (plural unmutated)
vouch'ed (mutation-soft plural)
pouch'ed (mutation-hard plural)

From Proto-Brythonic *bux, from Proto-Celtic *bukkos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵkos (compare Welsh bwch).


ebeul

From Old Breton ebol, from Proto-Brythonic *ebọl, diminutive of *eb (“horse”).


ebeulez

From ebeul (“foal”) + -ez (“female”), cognate to Welsh eboles.


kazhig

kizhierigoù (plural)
kazhig (singular unmutated)
gazhig (mutation-soft singular)
c'hazhig (mutation-aspirate singular)
kizhierigoù (plural unmutated)
gizhierigoù (mutation-soft plural)
c'hizhierigoù (mutation-aspirate plural)


kazhez

kazhezed (plural)
kazhez (singular unmutated)
gazhez (mutation-soft singular)
c'hazhez (mutation-aspirate singular)
kazhezed (plural unmutated)
gazhezed (mutation-soft plural)
c'hazhezed (mutation-aspirate plural)


aneval

From Proto-Brythonic *anɨβ̃ėl, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin animal (compare Welsh anifail).


bleizez

bleizezed (plural)
bleizez (singular unmutated)
vleizez (mutation-soft singular)
pleizez (mutation-hard singular)
bleizezed (plural unmutated)
vleizezed (mutation-soft plural)
pleizezed (mutation-hard plural)


erer

From Middle Breton erer, from Proto-Celtic *eriros (“eagle”) (compare Welsh eryr, Cornish er, Old Irish irar), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“large bird”).


marc'h

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marc’h m (plural merc’h or mirc’hed or mirc’hi)

marc’h (canonical masculine)
merc’h (plural)
mirc’hed (plural)
mirc’hi (plural)
marc'h (singular unmutated)
varc'h (mutation-soft singular)
merc'h (plural unmutated)
verc'h (mutation-soft plural)

From Middle Breton march, from Old Breton marh, from Proto-Brythonic *marx, from Proto-Celtic *markos.


louarn

From Middle Breton louarn, from Old Breton louuern, from Proto-Brythonic *llowern, from Proto-Celtic *loɸernos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- ~ *h₂ulp- (“(red) fox”). Cognate with Cornish lowarn.


kaouenn

kaouenned (plural)
kaouenn (singular unmutated)
gaouenn (mutation-soft singular)
c'haouenn (mutation-aspirate singular)
kaouenned (plural unmutated)
gaouenned (mutation-soft plural)
c'haouenned (mutation-aspirate plural)

→ Cornish: cowan

From Middle Breton couhenn, caouënn, from Old Breton couann, couhann, from Proto-Brythonic *kuwann, from Proto-Celtic *kuwannos. Cognate with Middle Welsh cuan.


douryar

douryer (plural)
douryar (singular unmutated)
zouryar (mutation-soft singular)
touryar (mutation-hard singular)
douryer (plural unmutated)
zouryer (mutation-soft plural)
touryer (mutation-hard plural)


dourgi

dourgon (plural)
dourgi (singular unmutated)
zourgi (mutation-soft singular)
tourgi (mutation-hard singular)
dourgon (plural unmutated)
zourgon (mutation-soft plural)
tourgon (mutation-hard plural)

From Proto-Brythonic *düβrgi, from Proto-Celtic *dubrokū. Equivalent to dour (“water”) + ki (“dog”).


kilhog

From Old Breton kelihuc, from Proto-Brythonic *kėljọg, from Proto-Celtic *kalyākos, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“call”).


gwenan

gwenanenn (singulative)
gwenanenn (singular unmutated)
wenanenn (mutation-soft singular)
kwenanenn (mutation-hard singular)
gwenan (plural unmutated)
wenan (mutation-soft plural)
kwenan (mutation-hard plural)

From Proto-Celtic *wan-inyo- (compare Cornish gwenen, Welsh gwenyn), diminutive of *wano- (“tip, sting”) (modern gwan).


gwaz

gwazi (plural)
gwaz (singular unmutated)
waz (mutation-soft singular)
kwaz (mutation-hard singular)
gwazi (plural unmutated)
wazi (mutation-soft plural)
kwazi (mutation-hard plural)

From Middle Breton goaz, from Proto-Celtic *gezdā; cognate with Welsh gŵydd, Cornish goodh, Middle Irish géd (Irish gé).


gwaz

From Middle Breton goas, from Proto-Brythonic *gwass, from Proto-Celtic *uɸostos (“servant”). Compare Welsh gwas.


labous

From Middle Breton lapoucc, laboucc, of unknown origin. Comparisons have been made with Latin locusta, lacusta (“locust, lobster”) and Old English loppestre (whence English lobster), but these present clear phonetic and semantic difficulties if interpreted as cognates.


logod

logod m (collective, singulative logodenn)


logod-dall

logod-dall ? (collective, singulative logodenn-dall)


gwiñver

From Proto-Celtic *wiweros. Cognate with Welsh gwiwer.

E-kreiz teñvalder o glasvez e sked sae gell-ruz ar gwiñver.

2019, James Bouillé, editor, Sketla Segobrani, page 117:


saout

From Old Breton solt, from Proto-Brythonic *solt, from Latin solidus (“a gold coin”). Compare Cornish sols (“shilling”) and Welsh swllt (“shilling”).


dañvadez

dañvadezed (plural)
dañvadez (singular unmutated)
zañvadez (mutation-soft singular)
tañvadez (mutation-hard singular)
dañvadezed (plural unmutated)
zañvadezed (mutation-soft plural)
tañvadezed (mutation-hard plural)


golvan

golvini (plural)
golvan (singular unmutated)
c'holvan (mutation-soft singular)
kolvan (mutation-hard singular)
golvini (plural unmutated)
c'holvini (mutation-soft plural)
kolvini (mutation-hard plural)


goz

gozed (plural)
goz (singular unmutated)
c'hoz (mutation-soft singular)
koz (mutation-hard singular)
gozed (plural unmutated)
c'hozed (mutation-soft plural)
kozed (mutation-hard plural)

Related to South Wales gwadd and Cornish godh. The in the spelling "goz" derives from older /ð/ which survives in Leon (as /z/ or /s/) whereas /ð/ has become silent in most other dialects. Scholars such as Steve Hewitt and Iwan Wmffre suggest that old /ð/ be spelt as a with some diacritic mark (e.g. <ż>) to allow dialects differentiate between the outcomes of older /ð/ and /z/. The spelling "goz" wrongly suggests that the Cornouaille/Trégor pronunciation is [go:s] rather than [go:] (from older [go:ð]).


kegin

Cognate with Welsh cegin (“woodpecker”).


laou

laou ? (collective, singulative laouenn)

From Middle Breton lou, from Proto-Brythonic *lou̯ā, *luu̯ā, from Proto-Celtic *luwā (compare Cornish low, Welsh llau), from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (compare English louse).


preñv

preñv (singular unmutated)
breñv (mutation-soft singular)
freñv (mutation-aspirate singular)
preñved (plural unmutated)
breñved (mutation-soft plural)
freñved (mutation-aspirate plural)

From Middle Breton preff, from Proto-Brythonic *prɨβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *kʷrimis.


gwadgi

gwadgon (plural)
gwadgi (singular unmutated)
wadgi (mutation-soft singular)
kwadgi (mutation-hard singular)
gwadgon (plural unmutated)
wadgon (mutation-soft plural)
kwadgon (mutation-hard plural)


houad

From Middle Breton houat, from Proto-Brythonic *(s)awjetos (compare Cornish hos, Welsh hwyad), from Proto-Celtic *awis (compare dialectal Irish aoi (“swan”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis (“bird”) (compare Latin avis).


konikl

konikled (plural)
konikl (singular unmutated)
gonikl (mutation-soft singular)
c'honikl (mutation-aspirate singular)
konikled (plural unmutated)
gonikled (mutation-soft plural)
c'honikled (mutation-aspirate plural)
konifl (alternative)


melc'hwed

melc’hwed (canonical feminine)
melc’hwedenn (singulative)
melc'hwedenn (singular unmutated)
velc'hwedenn (mutation-soft singular)
melc'hwed (plural unmutated)
velc'hwed (mutation-soft plural)

From Proto-Brythonic *melw- (“soft”), from Proto-Celtic *meldo- (“pleasant, mild”), *mlido (“soft”), from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”); compare Breton melw (“snot”)); akin to Cornish melhwes, Welsh malwod. Also see Gaulish *multon- (“sheep”), which could be related. Cf. also Romanian melc (“snail”).


balafenn

balafenned (plural)
balafenn (singular unmutated)
valafenn (mutation-soft singular)
palafenn (mutation-hard singular)
balafenned (plural unmutated)
valafenned (mutation-soft plural)
palafenned (mutation-hard plural)


klujar

klujiri (plural)
klujar (singular unmutated)
glujar (mutation-soft singular)
c'hlujar (mutation-aspirate singular)
klujiri (plural unmutated)
glujiri (mutation-soft plural)
c'hlujiri (mutation-aspirate plural)


gavr

gevr (plural)
givri (plural)
gavr (singular unmutated)
c'havr (mutation-soft singular)
kavr (mutation-hard singular)
gevr (plural unmutated)
c'hevr (mutation-soft plural)
kevr (mutation-hard plural)

From Proto-Brythonic *gaβr, from Proto-Celtic *gabros, from Proto-Indo-European *kápros.


kefeleg

kefeleged (plural)
kefeleg (unmutated)
gefeleg (mutation-soft)
c'hefeleg (mutation-aspirate)

From Middle Breton queffelec, from Proto-Brythonic *kėfɨlọg, perhaps derived from *kėfɨl (“horse”) (whence Breton kefil) owing to the similarity between the bird's call and the snort of a horse. Cognate with Cornish kevelek and Welsh cyffylog.


sardon

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sardon f (collective, singulative sardonenn)

From Old Breton satron. Compare Cornish sudron.


morvil

From mor (“sea”) + mil (“animal”) (compare Welsh morfil, Cornish morvil, Middle Irish muirmíl).


dalc'her-vioù

dalc'her-vioù m (plural dalc'herioù-vioù)


terzhienn-velen

terzhienn-velen f (plural terzhiennoù-melen)

terzhienn + melen
{{|br|terzhienn}} : from Latin Febris Tertiana


touseg

touseg m (plural touseged or tousegi or tousigi)

touseged (plural)
tousegi (plural)
tousigi (plural)


sutell-garreg

sutell-garreg ? (plural sutelloù-karreg)

Any of several tube-dwelling anemones of the genus Cerianthus.


gweronell

gweronelled (plural)
gweronell (singular unmutated)
weronell (mutation-soft singular)
kweronell (mutation-hard singular)
gweronelled (plural unmutated)
weronelled (mutation-soft plural)
kweronelled (mutation-hard plural)