briansen

Cornish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Cornish bryangen, bryonsen, from Old Cornish briansen, from Proto-Celtic *brāgants. Cognate with Welsh breuant (“trachea, windpipe”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /briˈanzɛn/

Noun

briansen f (plural briansennow)

  1. throat

Derived terms

  • aval briansen (“Adam's apple”)

Mutation

Mutation of briansen
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
briansen vriansen unchanged priansen friansen vriansen

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

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