brys

See also: Brys, bryś, and Bryś

Cornish

Alternative forms

• bres (Revived Late Cornish)

Etymology 1

From Middle Cornish brys, from Proto-Brythonic *brɨd from Proto-Celtic *britis (“carrying, bearing”). Cognate with Irish and Scottish Gaelic breith, and Welsh bryd.

Noun

brys m (plural brysyow)

1. thought, opinion
2. mind, intention

Derived terms

• brysel (“mental”)
• brysolieth (“mentality”)
• brysonieth (“psychology”)
• brysoniethel (“psychological”)
• brysonydh, brysonydhes (“psychologist”)
• dhe'm brys vy, orth ow brys (“in my opinion”)
• fall an brys (“dementia”)
• gelwel dhe'n brys (“evoke”, verb)
• klavji brys (“mental hospital”)
• medhek brys, medhoges brys (“psychiatrist”)
• orth bodh ow brys, worth bodh ow brys (“intentionally”)
• synsi y'n brys (“concentrate on”, verb)
• Unsys Yeghes Brys (“Mental Health Unit”)
• worth ow brys (“to my mind”)

Etymology 2

Presumably same origin as Etymology 1.

Noun

brys m (plural brysyow)

1. womb, uterus

Mutation

Mutation of brys

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
brys	vrys	unchanged	prys	frys, vrys*

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

brys

1. passive form of bry

Swedish

Noun

brys

1. indefinite genitive singular of bry

Welsh

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *bristi- (“haste”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰris-tis.

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

Noun

brys m (uncountable)

1. speed, haste
2. 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

1. 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.