bontin

Welsh

Etymology

From bôn (“bottom, base”) +‎ tin (“buttocks, bottom, arse”).

Noun

bontin f (plural bontinau)

1. buttock, buttocks, bottom, arse
2. rump, hindquarters (of an animal)
3. crupper

Derived terms

• bontinog (“big-buttocked”)

Mutation

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

References

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