Breton reference
Breton days, months and colours
These lists use lesson and dictionary sources. Each shows all seven days and all twelve months; colour lists under ten entries are marked selected. Each word includes its source.
Days of the week
Lun
Monday
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-lun; https://arbres.iker.cnrs.fr/index.php?title=Jours_de_la_semaine
Meurzh
Tuesday
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-meurzh; https://arbres.iker.cnrs.fr/index.php?title=Jours_de_la_semaine
Merc'her
Wednesday
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-mercher; https://arbres.iker.cnrs.fr/index.php?title=Jours_de_la_semaine; https://niverel.brezhoneg.bzh/fr/meurgorf/21252; https://devri.bzh/recherche/page36?q=m
Yaou
Thursday
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-yaou; https://arbres.iker.cnrs.fr/index.php?title=Jours_de_la_semaine
Gwener
Friday
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-gwener; https://arbres.iker.cnrs.fr/index.php?title=Jours_de_la_semaine
Sadorn
Saturday
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-sadorn; https://arbres.iker.cnrs.fr/index.php?title=Jours_de_la_semaine
Sul
Sunday
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-sul; https://arbres.iker.cnrs.fr/index.php?title=Jours_de_la_semaine
Months
Genver
January
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-genver
C'hwevrer
February
Source: data/content/breton/calendar-words.json#br-calendar-month-february; https://devri.bzh/recherche/?q=c%27hwevrer; Devri, C'hwevrer (February)
Meurzh
March
Source: data/content/breton/calendar-words.json#br-calendar-month-march; https://devri.bzh/recherche/?q=Meurzh; Devri, Meurzh .2 (month of March)
Ebrel
April
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-ebrel
Mae
May
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-mae
Mezheven
June
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-mezheven
Gouere
July
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-gouere
Eost
August
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-eost
Gwengolo
September
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-gwengolo
Here
October
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-here
Du
November
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-du
Kerzu
December
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-kerzu
Colours
du
black
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-du-2
glas
green; blue
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-glas
gwenn
white
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-gwenn-2
gwer
green
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-gwer
louet
grey
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-louet
melen
yellow
Source: data/content/breton/vocabulary.json#br-melen; https://www.omniglot.com/language/colours/breton.htm
ruz
red
Source: data/content/breton/calendar-words.json#br-calendar-colour-red; https://devri.bzh/recherche/?q=ruz; Devri, ruz .1 (colour: red)
brun
brown
Source: data/content/breton/calendar-words.json#br-calendar-colour-brown; https://devri.bzh/recherche/?q=brun; Devri, brun .1 (adjective: brown)
roz
pink
Source: data/content/breton/calendar-words.json#br-calendar-colour-pink; https://devri.bzh/recherche/?q=roz; Devri, roz .1 (colour: pink)
limestra
violet (literary)
Source: data/content/breton/calendar-words.json#br-calendar-colour-violet; https://devri.bzh/recherche/?q=limestra; Devri, limestra (literary adjective: violet)
orañjez
orange
Source: data/content/breton/calendar-words.json#br-calendar-colour-orange; https://devri.bzh/recherche/?q=oranjez; Devri, orañjez .2 (colour: orange)
Some entries adapt Wiktionary data supplied by Kaikki.org under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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