bychan

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh bych, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨx, from Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”). Cognate with Breton bihan, Irish beag.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbəχan/
  • Rhymes: -əχan

Adjective

bychan (feminine singular bechan, plural bychain, equative lleied, comparative llai, superlative lleiaf)

  1. small; little

Synonyms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bychan fychan mychan unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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