melyn
CornishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
melyn
Derived termsEdit
MutationEdit
Mutation of melyn
| Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
| melyn | velyn | unchanged | unchanged | felyn | velyn |
See alsoEdit
| Colors in Cornish · liwyow (layout · text) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gwynn | loos, glas | du | ||
| rudh; kogh | rudhvelyn; gell, gorm | melyn | ||
| gwyrdh, glas | ||||
| glas | ||||
| glasrudh, purpur | majenta; purpur, glasrudh | gwynnrudh, kigliw | ||
WelshEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɛlɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmeːlɪn/, /ˈmɛlɪn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛlɨ̞n
AdjectiveEdit
melyn (feminine singular melen, plural melynion, equative melyned, comparative melynach, superlative melynaf)
Derived termsEdit
MutationEdit
| 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 alsoEdit
| Colors in Welsh · lliwiau (layout · text) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gwyn | llwyd | du | ||
| coch; rhudd | oren, melyngoch; brown | melyn; melynwyn | ||
| gwyrdd leim | gwyrdd | |||
| gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd | asur, gwynlas | glas | ||
| fioled; indigo | majenta; porffor | pinc | ||