du

du (mutation unmutated)
zu (mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (mutation mutation-hard)
duoc'h (comparative mutation unmutated)
zuoc'h (comparative mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-hard)
duañ (mutation superlative unmutated)
zuañ (mutation mutation-soft superlative)
tuañ (mutation mutation-hard superlative)

From Proto-Brythonic *duβ, from Proto-Celtic *dubus, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-.


brav

brav (mutation unmutated)
vrav (mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (mutation mutation-hard)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-hard)

Borrowed from Middle French brave, from Italian bravo, from Medieval Latin *bravus, from a conflation of Latin pravus with barbarus. Cognate with Welsh braf.


don

From Proto-Brythonic *duβn, from Proto-Celtic *dubnos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰnós.


hen

From Proto-Brythonic *hen, from Proto-Celtic *senos, from Proto-Indo-European *sénos.


rok

Related to Irish rucas (“pride, arrogance”). Possibly borrowed into English as rogue.


trist

From Proto-Brythonic *trist, from Latin trīstis. Compare Welsh trist, French triste.


mad

From Proto-Brythonic *mad, from Proto-Celtic *matis.


mat

mat (mutation unmutated)
vat (mutation mutation-soft)
vat (mutation mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Celtic *matis (compare Irish maith).


yen

An dour zo yen.


hir

From Middle Breton hir, from Proto-Brythonic *hir, from Proto-Celtic *sīros.


glan

glan (mutation unmutated)
c'hlan (mutation mutation-soft)
klan (mutation mutation-hard)
c'hlan (mutation mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *glan, from Proto-Celtic *glanos (“clean, clear”).


glas

Inherited from Middle Breton glas, Proto-Brythonic *glas, from Proto-Celtic *glastos.


gwenn

From Middle Breton guinn, from Old Breton uuin, Proto-Brythonic *gwɨnn, from Proto-Celtic *windos.


maro

maro (mutation unmutated)
varo (mutation mutation-soft)
varo (mutation mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Celtic *marwos (“dead”) (compare Welsh marw, marb), from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥wós (compare *mr̥tós), ultimately from the root *mer- (“to die”).


bras

head

bras (comparative brasoc'h, superlative brasañ, exclamative brasat)

brasoc'h (comparative)
brasañ (superlative)
bras (mutation unmutated)
vras (mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (mutation mutation-hard)
brasoc'h (comparative mutation unmutated)
vrasoc'h (comparative mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-hard)
brasañ (mutation superlative unmutated)
vrasañ (mutation mutation-soft superlative)
prasañ (mutation mutation-hard superlative)

From Proto-Celtic *brassos (“large”): (compare Cornish bras (“big, great”), broas, and Welsh bras (“fat, broad, rich”)).


moan

moan (mutation unmutated)
voan (mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (mutation mutation-hard)
moanoc'h (comparative mutation unmutated)
voanoc'h (comparative mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-hard)
moanañ (mutation superlative unmutated)
voanañ (mutation mutation-soft superlative)
moanat (mutation unmutated)
voanat (mutation mutation-soft)

From Middle Breton moen, from Old Breton moin, from Proto-Brythonic *muɨn (“beautiful”). Compare Welsh mwyn (“mild, gentle”).


hanter

From Proto-Brythonic *hanter, from Proto-Celtic *santeros. Compare Cornish hanter, Welsh hanner.


dall

dall (mutation unmutated)
zall (mutation mutation-soft)
tall (mutation mutation-hard)
tall (mutation mutation-mixed)

From Middle Breton and Old Breton dall, from Proto-Brythonic *dall, from Proto-Celtic *dallos.


uvel

From Middle Breton uuel (“humble”), from Latin humilis. Cognate with Cornish huvel and Welsh ufyll (“humble”).


tek

From Proto-Brythonic *teg, from Proto-Celtic *tekos (“beautiful”). Cognate with Cornish teg and Welsh teg.


berr

From Proto-Brythonic *bɨrr, from Proto-Celtic *birros.


nevez

From Proto-Brythonic *nöwɨð (compare Welsh newydd), from Proto-Celtic *nouyos (compare Old Irish núa), from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.


gwan

From Old Breton *guan, from Proto-Celtic *wannos. Cognate with Old Cornish guan, Welsh gwan, and Old Irish fann (Irish fann).


uhel

From Middle Breton uhel, from Old Breton uchel, from Proto-Brythonic *ʉxel, from Proto-Celtic *ouxselos.


kozh

kozh (mutation unmutated)
gozh (mutation mutation-soft)
c'hozh (mutation mutation-aspirate)

From Middle Breton coz, from Old Breton coth, from Proto-Celtic *kottos. Cognate with Cornish koth.

Ar Gelted kozh

Bro Gozh ma Zadoù


gwir

From Old Breton guir, from Proto-Brythonic *gwir, from Proto-Celtic *wīros, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros.


kentañ

kentañ (mutation unmutated)
gentañ (mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (mutation mutation-hard)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-hard)

From Proto-Brythonic *kɨnthaβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *kentusamos.


trede

An trede den

An trede gwech


bihan

bihan (mutation unmutated)
vihan (mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (mutation mutation-hard)
bihanoc'h (comparative mutation unmutated)
vihanoc'h (comparative mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-hard)
bihanañ (mutation superlative unmutated)
vihanañ (mutation mutation-soft superlative)
pihanañ (mutation mutation-hard superlative)

From Middle Breton bihan, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨx. Cognate with Welsh bychan

Mor-Bihan

small sea; Department in Brittany, meaning


divyezhek

divyezhek (mutation unmutated)
zivyezhek (mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (mutation mutation-hard)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-hard)

From div- (“two”) + yezh (“language”) + -ek.

ur skol divyezhek


ebet

Hep brezhoneg, Breizh ebet.

Without the Breton language, (there is) no Britanny.


ruz

From Proto-Brythonic *rrʉð, from Proto-Celtic *roudos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.

gwin ruz


melen

From Proto-Brythonic *melɨn, from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *meli (“honey”) (compare Welsh melyn). Can be connected to the notion of 'yellow like honey'.


eil

An eil den

An eil gwech


meur

From Proto-Brythonic *mọr, from Proto-Celtic *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁ros, from *meh₁-.


kreñv

kreñv (mutation unmutated)
greñv (mutation mutation-soft)
c'hreñv (mutation mutation-aspirate)

From Middle Breton creff, from Proto-Brythonic *krɨβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *kriɸmos (compare Welsh cryf, Cornish krev).
korv, a Latin borrowing, is from the same Proto-Indo-European root, *krep- (“body”).


marv

marv (mutation singular unmutated)
varv (mutation mutation-soft singular)
marvioù (mutation plural unmutated)
varvioù (mutation mutation-soft plural)

An itron varv


bouzar

From Proto-Brythonic *boðar, from Proto-Celtic *bodaros, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰodʰHrós.


ledan

From Proto-Brythonic *llɨdan, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitanos.


holl

an holl bugale

all (preceded by the definite article, precedes the noun)


houarnek

From houarn (“iron”) + -ek (“adjectival suffix”).


tomm

tomm (mutation unmutated)
domm (mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (mutation mutation-hard)
tommoc'h (comparative mutation unmutated)
dommoc'h (comparative mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-hard)
tommañ (mutation superlative unmutated)
dommañ (mutation mutation-soft superlative)
zommañ (mutation mutation-aspirate superlative)
tommat (mutation unmutated)
dommat (mutation mutation-soft)
zommat (mutation mutation-aspirate)

From Proto-Celtic *teɸesmis, from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“be warm”). Compare Irish te.

Tomm eo an dour.


plijus

head

plijus (comparative plijusoc'h, superlative plijusañ, exclamative plijusat)

plijusoc'h (comparative)
plijusañ (superlative)
plijus (mutation unmutated)
blijus (mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (mutation mutation-hard)
plijusoc'h (comparative mutation unmutated)
blijusoc'h (comparative mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-hard)
plijusañ (mutation superlative unmutated)
blijusañ (mutation mutation-soft superlative)
flijusañ (mutation mutation-aspirate superlative)


mezv

mezvez (feminine)
mezv (mutation unmutated)
vezv (mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (mutation mutation-hard)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-hard)


gwer

From Middle Breton guezr, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨrð with influence from guezr (“glass”), a borrowing from Vulgar Latin virdis, from Latin viridis (“green”).


bennak

From Middle Breton pennac, from Proto-Brythonic *pɨnnag.


tev

tev (mutation unmutated)
dev (mutation mutation-soft)
zev (mutation mutation-aspirate)

From Proto-Celtic *tegus (compare Cornish and Welsh tew, Old Irish tiug), from Proto-Indo-European *tégus (compare Old English þicce).


sec'h

From Old Breton sech, from Proto-Brythonic *sɨx, from Latin siccus.


arall

From Proto-Brythonic *arall, from Proto-Celtic *aralyos (“other”) (compare Welsh arall, Cornish aral, Irish araile), a dissimilated reduplication of *alyos (“other”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos.


laouen

From Middle Breton louen, from Old Breton louuen, from Proto-Brythonic *llowen, from Proto-Celtic *lowenos. Cognate with Cornish lowen, Welsh llawen.


santel

From sant (“saint”) + -el (adjectival suffix).


krec'h

Mentioned in the Catholicon (Middle Breton crech), from Proto-Brythonic *krɨx, from Proto-Celtic *krikso- (“curly”) (compare Cornish crygh (“curly”), Welsh crych (“curly”), Gaulish crixsos (“curly, crispy”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kripso- (compare Latin crispus).


klañv

From Proto-Brythonic *klaβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *klamos.


teñval

teñval (mutation unmutated)
deñval (mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (mutation mutation-hard)
teñvaloc'h (comparative mutation unmutated)
deñvaloc'h (comparative mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-hard)
teñvalañ (mutation superlative unmutated)
deñvalañ (mutation mutation-soft superlative)
zeñvalañ (mutation mutation-aspirate superlative)
teñvalat (mutation unmutated)
deñvalat (mutation mutation-soft)
zeñvalat (mutation mutation-aspirate)

From Proto-Brythonic *tɨβ̃uɨl, from Proto-Celtic *temeslos, from Proto-Indo-European *temH-.


yaouank

From Proto-Brythonic *jowank, from Proto-Celtic *yuwankos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós.


moal

moal (mutation unmutated)
voal (mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (mutation mutation-hard)
moaloc'h (comparative mutation unmutated)
voaloc'h (comparative mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-hard)
moalañ (mutation superlative unmutated)
voalañ (mutation mutation-soft superlative)
moalat (mutation unmutated)
voalat (mutation mutation-soft)

From Middle Breton moel, from Proto-Brythonic *moɨl, from Proto-Celtic *mailos; cognate with Welsh moel and Old Irish máel.


kuñv

kuñv (mutation unmutated)
guñv (mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (mutation mutation-hard)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-hard)

From Middle Breton cunff, from Old Breton cum, from Proto-Brythonic *kʉβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *koimos (“dear, nice”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“of the home, belonging to the family”). Compare with Welsh cu (“dear, beloved”).


lemm

From Proto-Brythonic, from Proto-Celtic *lim-ā- (“to sharpen”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”). Cognate with Cornish lym, Welsh llym.


drouk

From Proto-Brythonic *drug, from Proto-Celtic *drukos (compare Old Irish droch and Welsh drwg).


keodedel

feur-emglev etrebroadel war ar gwirioù keodedel ha politikel

international pact relating to civil and political law

civil, civilian (relating to people and government as opposed to the military or religion)


munut

munut (mutation unmutated)
vunut (mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (mutation mutation-hard)
munutoc'h (comparative mutation unmutated)
vunutoc'h (comparative mutation mutation-soft)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-aspirate)
never occurs (comparative mutation mutation-hard)
munutañ (mutation superlative unmutated)
vunutañ (mutation mutation-soft superlative)


chugonus

/ʃyˈɡɔ̃ːnys/


unneksilabennek

unnek- (“undeca-”) + silabennek (“syllabic”)