erlyn
Welsh
editEtymology
editFormerly, erlyn- was the stem of erlid (“to pursue; to persecute”).[1][2] By surface analysis, er- + glyn(u).
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛrlɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛrlɪn/
Verb
editerlyn (first-person singular present erlynaf)
- (transitive) to prosecute
Derived terms
edit- erlynydd (“prosecutor”)
Mutation
edit| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| erlyn | unchanged | unchanged | herlyn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
edit- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 203 iii 6
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “erlidiaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies