baich

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh beich, from Proto-Brythonic, from Proto-Celtic *baskis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bai̯χ/

Noun

baich m (plural beichiau)

1. load, burden

Derived terms

• baich gwaith (“workload”)
• beichio (“to burden”)
• beichiog (“pregnant”)
• beichus (“burdensome”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
baich	faich	maich	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.