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braich.

arm

6 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/brai̯χ/
  1. arm

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh breich, from Proto-Brythonic *brėx, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχῑ́ων (brakhī́ōn). Compare Cornish bregh, Breton brec'h. This is one of a number of nouns that were masculine in Middle Welsh but became feminine in Modern Welsh; others include chwedl, damwain, dinas, and grudd.

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