breton

Hello all, I've read that the Breton form of Cinderella is Luduennig (from ludu, ash + -enn, singulative suffix + -ig, diminutive suffix). I wonder what the corresponding Welsh form would be. Could something like lludwenig (lludw + -en + -ig) work?

Hello, I remember I read somewhere that the proto-Celtic suffixes -edo and -eda would be respectively masculine and feminine, that is, the one terminated in o would be masculine and the one in a, feminine. I wonder if anybody can confirm this information and guide me to sources of it. Any help...

Hello! I've been listening to different versions of the popular Breton song Tri Martolod, and noticed that the word nevez (new) is pronounced /neve/ by some performers, and /nevez/ by others. Most of them are young, so probably they are not native speakers (see version by Nolwenn Leroy). Is it...

[...] how is this old name Catwalon pronounced and does anyone know the meaning? Thanks

I've read the name Judikael is pronounced zhoo-dee-ka-EL in French, is it pronounced the same in Breton? [...] Thanks

Hello all! I am wondering how the letter r should be pronounced in Breton. When I started learning the language, I had an "Assimil" book. The author explained the R's shouble be rolled but this pronunciation is less and less used because of the influence of French. However, I have heard that...

Hey, everyone, I'd like to ask some help with the Breton sentence "goude mà vezer skuizh, ec'h aer c'hoazh pell". I want to have it tattooed on my skin so I can't have any doubts about its meaning and all. So, first of all, I'd like to know its exact meaning! I've researched and found some...

Can anybody translate Breton phrase Penaos oc’h deuet? Or is it some other language?

Hello, I was talking about Celtic given names with a friend who lives in Brittany and we disagreed about the (very uncommon) name Leuferin. She said it was a male name, while I said it was a female name. We both had arguments of course: Male name: Related to Welsh lleufer, light, with masculine...

I'm wondering if people who speak Breton can communicate with the speakers of Cornish (although I know there are very few Cornish speakers) and Welsh? Or is it simply that there are some common threads that connect the languages. Trugarez!

Can anyone help me with translation into Breton: 'The impossible we do overnight; miracles take a bit longer.' Any offers? Thank you. - edwardtheconfessor

Does anyone know how to say 'I miss you' in Breton?

Hi everyone, :) I am looking for the origin of the following structure in the Breton language to express the idea : I have blue eyes. In Breton, the most common and eloquent way of saying it, is: Me 'zo (= a zo) glas va daoulagad. I am blue my two-eyes. What is...

Hi all, I would like to know the exact meaning of peñse, since I can't read this page. does it refer to the act of sinking or to a sunk ship? Thanks in advance. Salut à tous, je voudrais connaître la signification exacte de peñse; je ne peux pas lire cette page. Le mot ne se référer à un...

In my French class, we read a few of the lays of Marie de France. One of them was called "Bisclavret," which she claims is the Breton word for "werewolf." Does that look familiar to any Breton-speakers out there? If not, what's the word currently in use? Thanks, Hannah

Can anyone give me the translation of 'I love you' in the Bretagne language please? Yes I know is not French but as Brittany is now part of France, I thought I would 'chance my luck' here. Thanks, entropycity

Saluts que je voudrais savoir ce qu'il veut dire clam en breton. Ce mot spécifique un type de danse breton: le hanterdro clam. Remerciements

What's the meaning of this words? It's the name of a dance from Brittany. Thank you

Hello, I wanted to ask about this two words: I know their use in the following expression: Un druez eo : it is a pity Ur misi eo : same... (?) However, I was confused, because I was thinking that the meaning of misi was also something like : pleasure... (as about good food: lip-e-bav)...