asgwrn

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ascurn, ascwrn, from Proto-Celtic *astV-kornV- (compare Cornish/Breton askorn), compound of *ast- (“bone”) (more at ais) and *kornu (“horn”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂nom (compare Latin cornū, English horn), from *ḱerh₂- (“head, horn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈasɡʊrn/, [ˈaskʊrn]
• Rhymes: -asɡʊrn

Noun

asgwrn m (plural esgyrn)

1. bone

Derived terms

• echasgwrn (“bone spur, exostosis”)
• esgyrndy (“ossuary”)
• esgyrnog (“bony”, adjective)
• esgyrnu (“ossify”, verb)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
asgwrn	unchanged	unchanged	hasgwrn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “asgwrn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies