iawn
See also: IAWN
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh yawn, from Proto-Brythonic *yọn, from Proto-Celtic *yānos (“true, noble”), of uncertain further origin.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
iawn
- very (to a high degree)
- da iawn ― very good
Noun edit
iawn m (plural iawnau)
Adjective edit
iawn (feminine singular iawn, plural iawnion, equative iawned, comparative iawnach, superlative iawnaf)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| iawn | unchanged | unchanged | hiawn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 433
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “iawn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies