olwyn

Welsh

Etymology

Proto-Celtic *olēnā, from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l-

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɔlʊɨ̯n/, /ˈɔlwɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈoːlʊi̯n/, /ˈɔlʊi̯n/, /ˈɔlwɪn/

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Noun

olwyn f (plural olwynion)

1. wheel

Synonyms

• rhod
• troell
• troellen

Derived terms

• aseth olwyn (“spoke”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
olwyn	unchanged	unchanged	holwyn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.