wyn
English edit
Noun edit
wyn (plural wyns)
- Alternative spelling of wynn
Anagrams edit
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch wijn, from Middle Dutch wijn, from Old Dutch wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wyn (plural wyne)
Derived terms edit
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wyn (plural wynes)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “wīn(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
wyn (uncountable)
- Alternative form of wynne (“happiness”)
Adjective edit
wyn (plural and weak singular wynne)
- Alternative form of wynne (“happy”)
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
wyn
- Alternative form of winnen (“to win”)
Etymology 4 edit
Noun edit
wyn
- Alternative form of vine (“grapevine”)
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /wɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /wɪn/
Adjective edit
wyn
- Soft mutation of gwyn (“white”).
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
gwyn | wyn | ngwyn | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
West Frisian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Frisian wind, from Proto-West Germanic *wind.
Noun edit
wyn c (plural winen, diminutive wyntsje)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “wyn (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Frisian wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.
Noun edit
wyn c (plural winen, diminutive wyntsje)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “wyn (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011