Middle English edit

Verb edit

gronyn

  1. Alternative form of gronen

Welsh edit

Etymology edit

grawn (grain, corn) +‎ -yn.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

gronyn m

  1. singulative of grawn (grain, corn)[1]

Noun edit

gronyn m (plural gronynnau or gronynnos)[2]

  1. a single grain or seed, one of the grains of a cereal plant
  2. apple pip
  3. particle (e.g. of sand or dust), granule
  4. mote, atom (not in the scientific sense, for which see atom)
    Synonyms: brot, brotyn, ith
  5. (particle physics) elementary particle, subatomic particle[3]

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gronyn ronyn ngronyn unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “grawn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gronyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  3. ^ The Language Technologies Unit of the Bedwyr Centerof Bangor University (2023) “gronyn”, in Y Termiadur Addysg