bryngaer

Welsh
FWOTD – 25 September 2013

Etymology

bryn (“hill”) +‎ caer (“fort”)

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbrəŋɡaɨ̯r/, /ˈbrɨ̞ŋɡaɨ̯r/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbrəŋɡai̯r/, /ˈbrɪŋɡai̯r/

Noun

bryngaer f (plural bryngaerau or bryngeyrydd)

  1. hill-fort
    • 1863: Robert Everett (editor), Y Cenhadwr Americanaidd, volume XXIV, page 253 (self-published)
      Yr oedd yn enedigol o Bryngaer, Sir Fynwy.
    • 1982: Gwynfor Evans (author) and Manon Rhys (editor), Bywyd Cymro, page 66 (Gwasg Gwynedd)
      Cymerodd Keidrych ei enw o afon Ceidrych sy’n rhedeg trwy ddyffryn bach hardd wrth gefn Wernellyn, ac wrth odre’r Garn Goch, bryngaer mawr caerog a fuasai unwaith efallai yn brif dref […]
    • 2008: Dewi Prysor, Madarch, page 206 (Y Lolfa; →ISBN
      O ran diddordeb penodol pellach i Pennylove oedd y fan felen yr oeddan nhw wedi’i chanfod y bore hwnnw, wrth gerdded i fyny i’r gaer Rufeinig yr ochr draw i’r bryngaer bach Celtaidd uwchben y cwm.
    • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:bryngaer.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
bryngaer fryngaer mryngaer unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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