mwyn
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Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /muːɨ̯n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /mʊi̯n/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯n
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Welsh mwyn, from Proto-Brythonic *muɨn, from Proto-Celtic *mēnis.
Noun[edit]
mwyn m (plural mwynau)
Derived terms[edit]
- er mwyn (“for the sake of; in order to”)
- mwynglawdd (“mine”)
- mwynwr (“miner”)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle Welsh mywn, from Old Welsh muin, from Proto-Brythonic *muɨn (“beautiful”), from Proto-Celtic *moinis, from Proto-Indo-European *mey-.
Compare Breton moan (“thin”), Irish maoin (“property, riches”); further to Latin mūnis (“obliging”), Old English mǣne (“common”).
Adjective[edit]
mwyn (feminine singular mwyn, plural mwynon, equative mwyned, comparative mwynach, superlative mwynaf)
Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
mwyn | fwyn | unchanged | unchanged |
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), “mwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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