Brythonic
Look at other dictionaries:
Brythonic — of the Britons, Welsh, 1884, from Welsh Brython, cognate with L. Britto (see BRITON (Cf. Briton)). Introduced by Professor John Rhys to avoid the confusion of using Briton/British with reference to ancient peoples, religions, and languages … Etymology dictionary
Brythonic — [bri thän′ik] n. the subdivision of the Celtic branch of Indo European that includes Cornish, Welsh, and Breton adj. designating or of these languages or the peoples that speak them … English World dictionary
Brythonic — I. adjective Etymology: Welsh Brython Briton, Britons (from British Celtic *britton ) + 1 ic Date: 1884 of, relating to, or characteristic of the division of the Celtic languages that includes Welsh, Cornish, and Breton II. noun Date: 1884 the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Brythonic — [brɪ θɒnɪk] (also Brittonic) noun the southern group of Celtic languages, consisting of Welsh, Cornish, and Breton. Compare with Goidelic. adjective denoting or relating to Brythonic. Origin from Welsh Brython Britons + ic … English new terms dictionary
Brythonic — Bry•thon•ic [[t]brɪˈθɒn ɪk[/t]] also Brittonic n. 1) peo the subgroup of modern Celtic languages represented by Welsh, Cornish, and Breton 2) peo the Celtic language ancestral to these languages; British Celtic 3) peo of or pertaining to… … From formal English to slang
Brythonic — /brəˈθɒnɪk/ (say bruh thonik) adjective 1. relating to the southern Celtic dialects formerly spoken in Wales, Cornwall, and Brittany. –noun 2. the Brythonic subgroup of Celtic including Welsh, Cornish and Breton (distinguished from Goidelic) …
Brythonic languages — For the individual language, see British language (Celtic). Brythonic Brittonic Geographic distribution: Wales, Cornwall, Brittany Linguistic classification: Indo European … Wikipedia
Brythonic languages — one of two groups of the modern Celtic languages, the other being Goidelic. The Brythonic languages (from Welsh (Welsh language) brython, “Briton”) are or were spoken on the island of Great Britain and consist of Welsh, Cornish (Cornish… … Universalium
Brythonic — /bri thon ik/, adj. 1. of or belonging to P Celtic. n. 2. P Celtic, esp. that part either spoken in Britain, as Welsh and Cornish, or descended from the P Celtic speech of Britain, as Breton. Also, Britannic, Brittonic. [1880 85; BRYTHON + IC] *… … Universalium
Brythonic — Bry·thon·ic || brɪ θɑnɪk / θɒn n. southern group of Celtic languages … English contemporary dictionary
