Welsh edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

olwyn f (plural olwynion)

  1. wheel

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

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.