migwyn
Welsh
editEtymology
editPossibly from mign (“marsh, bog; bog moss”) + gwyn (“white”).
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɪɡwɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɪɡwɪn/
Noun
editmigwyn m (plural migwynnau)
Derived terms
edit- migwynnaidd (“mossy, full of bog moss”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
migwyn | figwyn | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “migwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies