Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh diskyn, from Proto-Brythonic *diskɨnnɨd (whence Breton disken), from Latin dēscendō (to go down), from dē- (down) + scandō (to climb).

Pronunciation

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Usage notes

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Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /i/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" follows "g".

Verb

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disgyn (first-person singular present disgynnaf)

  1. to descend
    Antonym: esgyn

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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