bier

From Dutch bier, from Middle Dutch bier, from Old Dutch bier, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ (“beer”).


abad

Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *abad, from Ecclesiastical Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אַבָּא (’abbā, “father”).


mel

From Proto-Celtic *meli (“honey”) (compare Welsh mêl, Old Irish mil), from Proto-Indo-European *mélid, whence also Latin mel (“honey”).


chug

From Proto-Celtic *sūgos; compare Scottish Gaelic sùgh and Welsh sudd.


tad

tadoù (plural)
tad (singular unmutated)
dad (mutation-soft singular)
zad (mutation-aspirate singular)
tadoù (plural unmutated)
dadoù (mutation-soft plural)
zadoù (mutation-aspirate plural)

From Proto-Brythonic *tad, from Proto-Celtic *tatos.

ma zad

da dad


diamant

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas).


Mari

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary


bara

baraioù (plural)
bara (singular unmutated)
vara (mutation-soft singular)
para (mutation-hard singular)
baraioù (plural unmutated)
varaioù (mutation-soft plural)
paraioù (mutation-hard plural)

From Proto-Celtic *bargos, *barginā (“cake, bread”) (compare Welsh bara, Cornish bara, Old Irish bairgen f (“bread, loaf; food, plain diet”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- (“spike, prickle”) (Old Norse barr (“corn, grain, barley”), Latin far (“spelt”), Serbo-Croatian бра̏шно/brȁšno).


aon

From Middle Breton oun, from Proto-Celtic *oβnus (“fear”) (compare Welsh ofn, Cornish own, Old Irish ómun).


rost

From Old French rostir, of West Germanic origin.


died

From Proto-Celtic *dī-āti-s, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck”); compare Old Irish deug and Welsh diod.


itron

From Old Breton eltroguen, from Proto-Celtic *altrauonī (compare Welsh elltrewyn (“stepmother; mother-in-law; tutoress; godmother, sponsor of baptized child”), Old Cornish altruan).


aotrou

head

aotrou m (plural aotrounez or aotrouien)

From Middle Breton autrou, from Old Breton altro, from Proto-Brythonic *alltrọw, from Proto-Celtic *altrawū (“foster-uncle”), from *aleti (“to nourish”). Cognate with Welsh alltraw (“godfather”) and Welsh athro (“teacher”).


merc'hig

merc'higoù (plural)
merc'hig (singular unmutated)
verc'hig (mutation-soft singular)
merc'higoù (plural unmutated)
verc'higoù (mutation-soft plural)


plac'h

plac'hed (plural)
plac'h (singular unmutated)
blac'h (mutation-soft singular)
flac'h (mutation-aspirate singular)
plac'hed (plural unmutated)
blac'hed (mutation-soft plural)
flac'hed (mutation-aspirate plural)

placʼh tiegezh


mab

mibien (plural)
mab (singular unmutated)
vab (mutation-soft singular)
mibien (plural unmutated)
vibien (mutation-soft plural)

From Middle Breton mab, from Old Breton map, from Proto-Brythonic *mab, from Proto-Celtic *makʷos.


breur

breudeur (plural)
breur (singular unmutated)
vreur (mutation-soft singular)
preur (mutation-hard singular)
breudeur (plural unmutated)
vreudeur (mutation-soft plural)
preudeur (mutation-hard plural)

From Middle Breton breuzr, from Old Breton brotr, from Proto-Brythonic *brọdr, from Proto-Celtic *brātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.


paotr

paotr (singular unmutated)
baotr (mutation-soft singular)
faotr (mutation-aspirate singular)
paotred (plural unmutated)
baotred (mutation-soft plural)
faotred (mutation-aspirate plural)

Loaned through French from a Germanic language, probably Middle Low German, and from the same ultimate source as English paltry (“small, meager, ragged”).


mamm

mammoù (plural)
mamm (singular unmutated)
vamm (mutation-soft singular)
mammoù (plural unmutated)
vammoù (mutation-soft plural)


laezh

From Middle Breton laez, from Old Breton laed, from Proto-Brythonic *llaɨθ, borrowed from Latin lac. Cognates include Welsh llaeth and Cornish leth.

Ur banne laezh.


gwin

gwinoù (plural)
gwin (singular unmutated)
win (mutation-soft singular)
kwin (mutation-hard singular)
gwinoù (plural unmutated)
winoù (mutation-soft plural)
kwinoù (mutation-hard plural)

From Proto-Brythonic *gwin, from late Proto-Celtic *wīnom, borrowed from Latin vīnum.


barv

From Proto-Brythonic *barv, from Latin barba, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂. Compare Cornish barv, Welsh barf.


pirc'hirin

pirc’hirin (canonical)
pirc'hirin (unmutated)
birc'hirin (mutation-soft)
firc'hirin (mutation-aspirate)


moereb

moerebed (plural)
moereb (singular unmutated)
voereb (mutation-soft singular)
moerebed (plural unmutated)
voerebed (mutation-soft plural)

From Middle Breton mozreb, from Old Breton motrep, from Proto-Celtic *mātrikʷā (compare Cornish modrep, Welsh modryb), from *mātīr (“mother”) (compare Irish máthair), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.


yod

From Proto-Celtic *yut-, *yot-, from Proto-Indo-European *yewH-s- (“sap, juice, broth”), from *yewH- (“to blend, mix (food), knead”). Compare Cornish yôs, Old Irish íth, Welsh uwd, and Gallo-Latin iotta, iutta.


tadig

tadigoù (plural)
tadig (singular unmutated)
dadig (mutation-soft singular)
zadig (mutation-aspirate singular)
tadigoù (plural unmutated)
dadigoù (mutation-soft plural)
zadigoù (mutation-aspirate plural)


aneval

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


tadeg

tadeged (plural)
tadeg (singular unmutated)
dadeg (mutation-soft singular)
zadeg (mutation-aspirate singular)
tadeged (plural unmutated)
dadeged (mutation-soft plural)
zadeged (mutation-aspirate plural)


tad-kozh

tadoù-kozh (plural)
tad-kozh (singular unmutated)
dad-kozh (mutation-soft singular)
zad-kozh (mutation-aspirate singular)
tadoù-kozh (plural unmutated)
dadoù-kozh (mutation-soft plural)
zadoù-kozh (mutation-aspirate plural)


tad-kaer

tadoù-kaer (plural)
tad-kaer (singular unmutated)
dad-kaer (mutation-soft singular)
zad-kaer (mutation-aspirate singular)
tadoù-kaer (plural unmutated)
dadoù-kaer (mutation-soft plural)
zadoù-kaer (mutation-aspirate plural)


tad-kuñv

tadoù-kuñv (plural)
tad-kuñv (singular unmutated)
dad-kuñv (mutation-soft singular)
zad-kuñv (mutation-aspirate singular)
tadoù-kuñv (plural unmutated)
dadoù-kuñv (mutation-soft plural)
zadoù-kuñv (mutation-aspirate plural)

From tad (“father”) + kuñv (“debonair, gentle”).


leztad

lez- (“step-”) + tad (“father”); cognate to Welsh llystad


lezvab

lez- (“step-”) + mab (“son”), cognate to Welsh llysfab


lezvamm

lez- (“step-”) + mamm (“mother”), cognate to Welsh llysfam


lezverc'h

lez- (“step-”) + merc'h (“daughter”), cognate to Welsh llysferch


merenn

merennoù (plural)
merenn (singular unmutated)
verenn (mutation-soft singular)
merennoù (plural unmutated)
verennoù (mutation-soft plural)


levr

From Old Breton libr, from Proto-Brythonic *llɨβr, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin liber, librum. Compare Welsh llyfr, Cornish lyver and Irish/Scottish Gaelic leabhar, Manx lioar.


dornlevr

dornlevrioù (plural)
dornlevr (singular unmutated)
zornlevr (mutation-soft singular)
tornlevr (mutation-hard singular)
dornlevrioù (plural unmutated)
zornlevrioù (mutation-soft plural)
tornlevrioù (mutation-hard plural)

From dorn (“hand”) + levr (“book”), calque of Welsh llawlyfr, itself a calque of English handbook.


marc'heg

head

marc’heg m (plural marc’hegien or marc’hegion)

marc’heg (canonical masculine)
marc’hegien (plural)
marc’hegion (plural)


Brezhon

Brezhoned (plural)
Brezhon (singular unmutated)
Vrezhon (mutation-soft singular)
Prezhon (mutation-hard singular)
Brezhoned (plural unmutated)
Vrezhoned (mutation-soft plural)
Prezhoned (mutation-hard plural)


Parizian

Parizianed (plural)
Parizian (singular unmutated)
Barizian (mutation-soft singular)
Farizian (mutation-aspirate singular)
Parizianed (plural unmutated)
Barizianed (mutation-soft plural)
Farizianed (mutation-aspirate plural)


Parizianez

Parizianezed (plural)
Parizianez (singular unmutated)
Barizianez (mutation-soft singular)
Farizianez (mutation-aspirate singular)
Parizianezed (plural unmutated)
Barizianezed (mutation-soft plural)
Farizianezed (mutation-aspirate plural)


gwaz

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


eontr

From Proto-Celtic *awontro (compare Cornish ewnter), oblique of *awontīr (compare Welsh ewythr), from pre-Celtic *h₂eu-on-tēr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewh₂- (“relative, descendant”), *h₂éwh₂os (compare Middle Irish ó, Latin avus (“grandfather”), dialectal German Awwe).


maouez

maouezed (plural)
maouez (singular unmutated)
vaouez (mutation-soft singular)
maouezed (plural unmutated)
vaouezed (mutation-soft plural)


logod

head

logod m (collective, singulative logodenn)


kig

kig (singular unmutated)
gig (mutation-soft singular)
c'hig (mutation-aspirate singular)
kigoù (plural unmutated)
gigoù (mutation-soft plural)
c'higoù (mutation-aspirate plural)

From Proto-Brythonic *kig (“meat”), from Proto-Celtic *kīkos (“breast”); compare Welsh cig (“meat”), Old Irish cích (“breast”).


kouign-amann

→ English: kouign-amann

→ French: kouign-amann

From kouign (“cake”) + amann (“butter”).


kouign

kouignoù (plural)
kouign (singular unmutated)
gouign (mutation-soft singular)
c'houign (mutation-aspirate singular)
kouignoù (plural unmutated)
gouignoù (mutation-soft plural)
c'houignoù (mutation-aspirate plural)

Borrowed from presumed older French *cuigne, attested in various dialects as cuignet, cuignot, cuignole, quignon, etc., from coin (“wedge”), from Latin cuneus.


krampouezh

krampouezh ? (collective, singulative krampouezhenn)

Cognate with Breton krampoth and Welsh crampwyth.


kontell

kontell f (plural kontelloù or kontilli)

From Middle Breton contell, derived from Vulgar Latin cuntellus, replacing Proto-Brythonic *kullell / Old Breton cultell (compare Cornish kollell, Welsh cyllell), from Latin cultellus.


Breizhad

Breizhiz (plural)
Breizhad (singular unmutated)
Vreizhad (mutation-soft singular)
Preizhad (mutation-hard singular)
Breizhiz (plural unmutated)
Vreizhiz (mutation-soft plural)
Preizhiz (mutation-hard plural)


Tregeriad

Tregeriz (plural)
Tregeriad (singular unmutated)
Dregeriad (mutation-soft singular)
Zregeriad (mutation-aspirate singular)
Tregeriz (plural unmutated)
Dregeriz (mutation-soft plural)
Zregeriz (mutation-aspirate plural)


Tregeriadez

Tregeriadezed (plural)
Tregeriadez (singular unmutated)
Dregeriadez (mutation-soft singular)
Zregeriadez (mutation-aspirate singular)
Tregeriadezed (plural unmutated)
Dregeriadezed (mutation-soft plural)
Zregeriadezed (mutation-aspirate plural)


Kernevad

Kerneviz (plural)
Kernevad (singular unmutated)
Gernevad (mutation-soft singular)
C'hernevad (mutation-aspirate singular)
Kerneviz (plural unmutated)
Gerneviz (mutation-soft plural)
C'herneviz (mutation-aspirate plural)


Gwenedad

Gwenediz (plural)
Gwenedad (singular unmutated)
Wenedad (mutation-soft singular)
Kwenedad (mutation-hard singular)
Gwenediz (plural unmutated)
Wenediz (mutation-soft plural)
Kwenediz (mutation-hard plural)


Gwenedadez

Gwenedadezed (plural)
Gwenedadez (singular unmutated)
Wenedadez (mutation-soft singular)
Kwenedadez (mutation-hard singular)
Gwenedadezed (plural unmutated)
Wenedadezed (mutation-soft plural)
Kwenedadezed (mutation-hard plural)


Kernevadez

Kernevadezed (plural)
Kernevadez (singular unmutated)
Gernevadez (mutation-soft singular)
C'hernevadez (mutation-aspirate singular)
Kernevadezed (plural unmutated)
Gernevadezed (mutation-soft plural)
C'hernevadezed (mutation-aspirate plural)


gour

gour m (plural goured or gourien or gourion)

goured (plural)
gourien (plural)
gourion (plural)

From Middle Breton *gur, from Old Breton gur, from Proto-Brythonic *gwur, from Proto-Celtic *wiros.


c'hoar

From Proto-Brythonic *hwoɨr, from Proto-Celtic *swesūr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Compare Welsh chwaer.


mamm-gozh

mammoù-kozh (plural)
mamm-gozh (singular unmutated)
vamm-gozh (mutation-soft singular)
mammoù-kozh (plural unmutated)
vammoù-kozh (mutation-soft plural)


Breizhiz

Breizhad (singular unmutated)
Vreizhad (mutation-soft singular)
Preizhad (mutation-hard singular)
Breizhiz (plural unmutated)
Vreizhiz (mutation-soft plural)
Preizhiz (mutation-hard plural)


zedacheg

From zed (“Z”) + ach (“H”) + -eg. The name is a reference to the use of the digraph zh to represent /z/ in the KLT dialects and /h/ in the gwenedeg dialect.

An interdialectal orthography for the Breton language.


skolveurieg

An interdialectal orthography of the Breton language.


barzh

From Middle Breton barz, from Proto-Brythonic *barð, from Proto-Celtic *bardos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“praise”).


gwadegenn wenn

gwadegenn wenn f (plural gwadegennoù gwenn)


plac'h-a-gambr

plac'h-a-gambr f (plural plac'hed-a-gambr)


kouer

From Old French coillir, from Latin colligere (“collect”), from con- (“with, together”) + legō (“bring together, gather, collect”).


kartenn-bost

kartennoù-post (plural)
kartenn-bost (singular unmutated)
gartenn-bost (mutation-soft singular)
c'hartenn-bost (mutation-aspirate singular)
kartennoù-post (plural unmutated)
gartennoù-post (mutation-soft plural)
c'hartennoù-post (mutation-aspirate plural)


kartenn

kartennoù (plural)
kartoù (plural)
kartenn (singular unmutated)
gartenn (mutation-soft singular)
c'hartenn (mutation-aspirate singular)
kartennoù (plural unmutated)
gartennoù (mutation-soft plural)
c'hartennoù (mutation-aspirate plural)


sigaretenn

sigaretenn f (plural sigaretennoù or sigaretinier)

sigaretennoù (plural)
sigaretinier (plural)


gwinegrenn

/ɡwĩnˈɛɡrɛn/


gwezboell

From Proto-Celtic *widukʷēslā (literally “wood intelligence”). By surface analysis, gwez (“trees”) + poell (“logic”). Compare Cornish gwydhbol, Irish ficheall, Scottish Gaelic fidhcheall, and Welsh gwyddbwyll.


bleud

From Old Breton blod, from Proto-Brythonic *blọd, from Proto-Celtic *mlātos. Cognate with Cornish bleus, Welsh blawd.