newyn

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Middle Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *nowinyos (compare Old Irish núna (famine)), from Proto-Indo-European *neh₂w- (death, to die).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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newyn m

  1. hunger

References

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  • Simon Evans (1964) A Grammar of Middle Welsh, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 1

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh newyn, from Proto-Celtic *nowinyos (compare Old Irish núna (famine)), from Proto-Indo-European *neh₂w- (death).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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newyn m (plural newynau, not mutable)

  1. (uncountable) hunger, starvation
  2. (countable) famine

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “newyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies