Brythonic

American  

[bri-thon-ik] / brɪˈθɒn ɪk /

noun

1. P-Celtic, especially that part either spoken in Britain, as Welsh and Cornish, or descended from the P-Celtic speech of Britain, as Breton.

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adjective

1. of or belonging to P-Celtic.

Brythonic British  

/ brɪˈθɒnɪk /

noun

1. the S group of Celtic languages, consisting of Welsh, Cornish, and Breton

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of this group of languages

Etymology

Origin of Brythonic

First recorded in 1880–85; Brython + -ic

Example Sentences

From ancient Brythonic warlord to mythical chivalric king with a court anywhere from Wales to Glastonbury or as far north as Scotland - it is hard to separate myth, legend and fact.

From BBC

The language spoken was Brythonic, akin to, and originally identical with Welsh and that spoken in Lower Brittany.

From Project Gutenberg

At the time of the Roman conquest the Celts were divided into two linguistic groups, Goidelic, represented at the present day by Irish, Manx and Scotch Gaelic, and Brythonic, including Welsh, Cornish and Breton.

From Project Gutenberg

It has, it is true, its own peculiar psychic atmosphere, different, no doubt, because its people are Brythonic Celts rather than Gaelic Celts.

From Project Gutenberg

In Roman times the eastern half of the county formed part of the territory of the Silures, a pre-Celtic race, whose governing class at that time probably consisted of Brythonic 486 Celts.

From Project Gutenberg