ymennydd
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Welsh[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *en-kʷennio-, corresponding to yn (“in”) + pen (“head”).[1] Cognate with Breton empenn, Irish inchinn.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /əˈmɛnɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /əˈmɛnɪð/
Noun[edit]
ymennydd m (plural ymenyddiau)
Derived terms[edit]
- coesyn yr ymennydd (“brain stem”)
- ymennydd bach (“cerebellum”)
- ymennydd uchaf (“cerebrum”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
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| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ymennydd | unchanged | unchanged | hymennydd |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||