cylion

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kulis (compare Cornish kelyon, Breton kelien, Old Irish cuil), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱuH-ló- (compare Latin culex (“gnat”), Old Armenian սլաք (slakʻ, “roasting spit”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkəljɔn/

Noun

cylion m pl or f pl (m singulative cylionyn, f singulative cylionen)

1. gnats, midges
2. flies

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cylion	gylion	nghylion	chylion
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.