twyn
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English twīn, from Proto-West Germanic *twiʀn; ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *dwi- (compare two).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
twyn (uncountable)
- twine (kind of thread)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “twīn(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Possibly related to Old Breton tuhen.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /tuːɨ̯n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /tʊi̯n/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯n
Noun edit
twyn m (plural twyni, diminutive twynyn or twynen)
Derived terms edit
- caldrist y twyni (“dune helleborine”)
- garan twyni (“sandhill crane”)
- twyn tywod (“sand dune”)
Related terms edit
- tywyn (“sand dune”)
See also edit
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| twyn | dwyn | nhwyn | thwyn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “twyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies