mursen
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Possible borrowing from Old French virgene (“virgin”), backformed with /m/ because /v/ is its soft mutation (see similar examples: mantais (“advantage”), melfaréd (“velveret”), melfed (“velvet”), mentr (“venture”)).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɨ̞rsɛn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɪrsɛn/
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞rsɛn̯
Noun edit
mursen f (plural mursennod)
Adjective edit
mursen (feminine singular mursen, plural mursen, equative mor fursen, comparative mwy mursen, superlative mwyaf mursen)
- affected
- Synonym: mursennaidd
Derived terms edit
- mursennaidd (“affected”)
Related terms edit
- gwas y neidr (“dragonfly”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
mursen | fursen | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |