Etymology [ edit ]
From Proto-Celtic *trognī- ( “ nose ” ) , with further origin uncertain; perhaps related to ffroen ( “ nostril ” ) .[1] [2] Cognate with Cornish troen , Breton stroen , and also with French trogne via Gaulish trugna ( “ nose, snout ” ) .[3]
Pronunciation [ edit ]
trwyn m (plural trwynau )
( anatomy ) nose , snout
( geography ) cape , point
nozzle
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References [ edit ]
^ Morris Jones, John (1913 ) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative , Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 101 ii (3)
^ Matasović, Ranko (2009 ) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill , →ISBN , pages 352-3
^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “trwyn ”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies