twymyn
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From twym (“warm”), from Proto-Celtic *teɸesmis, from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“be warm”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtʊɨ̯mɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtʊi̯mɪn/
Noun[edit]
twymyn f (plural twymynau)
Derived terms[edit]
- twymyn y chwarennau (“glandular fever”)
- y dwymyn goch (“scarlet fever”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| twymyn | dwymyn | nhwymyn | thwymyn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “twymyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies