disgyn

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Welsh diskyn, from Proto-Brythonic *diskɨnnɨd (whence Breton disken), from Latin dēscendō (to go down), from dē- (down) + scandō (to climb).

Pronunciation[edit]

Usage notes[edit]

Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /i/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" follows "g".

Verb[edit]

disgyn (first-person singular present disgynnaf)

  1. to descend
    Antonym: esgyn

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
disgyn ddisgyn nisgyn unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.