ewyn
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Cornish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Brittonic *owin (compare Welsh ewyn, Middle Breton eon and Modern Breton ewon. The e-vocalism in Brittonic is the result of Umlaut) from Proto-Celtic *fowino- (or possibly *fowsino- < from PIE *pew(H)- )[1] (compare Old Irish auen, uan, 'foam' and Modern Irish uan (variants obhan, odhan and othan[2] which all reflect the early Old Irish pronunciation of auen as a disyllabic word before loss of hiatus original caused by loss of *w.)
Noun[edit]
ewyn f (singulative ewynen)
References[edit]
Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Brythonic *owin (compare Cornish ewyn, Middle Breton eon and Modern Breton ewon).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛu̯.ɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛu̯.ɪn/
- Homophone: ewin (South Wales)
Noun[edit]
ewyn m (plural ewynnau or ewynion)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ewyn | unchanged | unchanged | hewyn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||