hogyn
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English hogg (“young sheep, hogget”) + -yn.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɔɡɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɔɡɪn/
- Rhymes: -ɔɡɨ̞n
Noun edit
hogyn m (plural hogiau, not mutable)
- (North Wales) boy
- Synonym: bachgen
Coordinate terms edit
- (gender): hogan (“girl”)
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hogyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies