melyn
Cornish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Cornish milin, from Proto-Brythonic *melɨn (compare Breton melen, Welsh melyn), from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *meli (“honey”) (compare Cornish mel). More at mel.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
melyn
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Mutation of melyn
| Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
| melyn | velyn | unchanged | unchanged | felyn | velyn |
See also edit
| gwynn | loos, glas | du |
| rudh; kogh | rudhvelyn; gell, gorm | melyn |
| gwyrdh, glas | ||
| glas | ||
| glasrudh, purpur | majenta; purpur, glasrudh | gwynnrudh, kigliw |
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh melyn, from Old Welsh melin, from Proto-Brythonic *melɨn (compare Cornish melyn, Breton melen), from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *meli (“honey”) (compare Welsh mêl). More at mêl.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɛlɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmeːlɪn/, /ˈmɛlɪn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛlɨ̞n
Adjective edit
melyn (feminine singular melen, plural melynion, equative melyned, comparative melynach, superlative melynaf)
Derived terms edit
- brocfelyn (“chestnut roan”)
- melyn gloyw (“bright chestnut”)
- melyn siocled (“dark chestnut”)
- melynddu (“dark yellow, tawny”)
- melyngoch (“orange”)
- melynllwyd (“yellowish grey, sallow”)
- melynrudd (“liver chestnut”)
- melynwelw (“light chestnut”)
- penfelyn (“blond-haired”)
Noun edit
melyn m (plural melynion)
Derived terms edit
- llwydfelyn (“clouded yellow”)
- melyn Mair (“pot marigold”)
- melyn yr ŷd (“corn marigold”)
- melynwy
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| melyn | felyn | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
See also edit
| gwyn | llwyd | du |
| coch; rhudd | oren, melyngoch; brown | melyn; melynwyn |
| melynwyrdd | gwyrdd | |
| gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd | asur, gwynlas | glas |
| fioled, rhuddlas; indigo | majenta; porffor | pinc, rhuddwyn |