Vocabulary of Brittonic

Adjectives: masculine, feminine, neuter

* = hypothetical

1.    mother           *mammā
2.    father           *tatos
3.    sister           *suesur
4.    brother           *brāter
5.    daughter           *mercā
6.    son           *mapos


1.    water           *dubros
2.    fire          
3.    sun           *sāul
4.    moon           *lugrā
5.    wind           *uintos
6.    rain           *glau-


1.    one           *oinos, oina, oinon
2.    two           *dāu
3.    three           *trīs
4.    four           *petuares
5.    five           *pempe
6.    six           *suexs


1.    cat           catta (Latin)
2.    dog           *cū
3.    horse           *marcos
4.    cow           *bouccā
5.    fish           piscis (Latin)
6.    bird          
7.    tree           *prennos
8.    flower           *blātus


1.    white           *vindos, vinda, vindon
2.    black           *dubos, duba, dubon
3.    red           *roudos, rouda, roudon
4.    green           *virdis (Vulgar Latin)
5.    yellow           *melinos, melina, melinon
6.    blue           *glastos, glasta, glaston
7.    grey           *lētos, lēta, lēton
8.    brown          


Brythonic was spoken in:

Luguvallo (Carlisle)
Cataracta (Catterick)
Eboracon (York)
Mamucion (Manchester)
Lindon (Lincoln)
Canubio (Conwy)
Branodunon (Brancaster)
Camulodunon (Colchester)
Gobannion (Abergavenny)
Moridunon (Carmarthen)
Nidon (Neath)
Durocornovio (Cirencester)
Londinion (London)
Durobriva (Rochester)
Durovernon (Canterbury)
Dubris (Dover)

  1. dies sōlis (Latin)
  2. dies lūnae (Latin)
  3. dies mārtis (Latin)
  4. dies mercuriī (Latin)
  5. dies iouis (Latin)
  6. dies ueneris (Latin)
  7. dies saturnī (Vulgar Latin)
  1. * iānārius (Vulgar Latin)
  2. februārius (Latin)
  3. mārtius (Latin)
  4. aprīlis (Latin)
  5. * maiiī (Vulgar Latin)
  6. * mediosaminos
  7. augustus (Latin)

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