grawn

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrau̯n/
• Rhymes: -au̯n

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *grọn, from Proto-Celtic *grānom, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Compare Breton greun, Irish grán, Latin grānum.

Noun

grawn m (collective, singulative gronyn)

1. grain, corn, cereal

   Synonym: ŷd

2. (zoology) roe, spawn (fish or amphibian eggs)
3. (obsolete) berries, grapes, fruit

   Synonyms: aeron, macon, ffrwythau

Usage notes

This refers to the British English meaning of "corn". For the American English "corn" (Zea mays), the Welsh terms are either indrawn or india-corn.

Derived terms

• grawnafal (“pomegranate”)
• gronyn (“a single grain or pip”)
• indrawn (“maize”)
• (purism) poethrawn (“pepper”)
• grawn llyffaint (“frogspawn”)
• grawn pysgod (“fish roe”)
• grawn unnos (“mushrooms”, literally “one night's fruit”)
• grawn y march (“nightshade”)

Mutation

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

Etymology 2

Noun

grawn

1. Soft mutation of crawn (“store”).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
crawn	grawn	nghrawn	chrawn
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), “grawn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gronyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies