erchwyn
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proto-Celtic *ariskʷend- from *ari- + *skʷend- (“to go down”), from Proto-Indo-European *skend- (“to jump, dart, climb, scale, scan”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛrχwɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛrχwɪn/
Noun[edit]
erchwyn m or f (plural erchwynion or erchwynnau)
Usage notes[edit]
This noun is masculine in North Wales and feminine in the South. It tends only to be used now in the phrases wrth erchwyn y gwely (“at the beside”) and wrth erchwyn gwely (“at a bedside, at the bedside of”).
Derived terms[edit]
- wrth erchwyn gwely (“at the side of a bed, at the bedside of”)
- wrth erchwyn y gwely (“at the side of the bed”)
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
erchwyn | unchanged | unchanged | herchwyn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “erchwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies