bihan

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton bihan, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨx. Cognate with Welsh bychan

Adjective

bihan

1. small, little

   Antonym: bras

Derived terms

• Mor-Bihan (Department in Brittany, meaning "small sea")

Mutation

  Mutation of bihan  

Breton consonant mutation
	unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard
simple form	bihan	vihan	never occurs	never occurs
comparative	bihanoc'h	vihanoc'h	never occurs	never occurs
superlative	bihanañ	vihanañ	unchanged	pihanañ
exclamative	b{{{5}}}	v{{{5}}}	unchanged	p{{{5}}}