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eirin

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh eirin, from Proto-Brythonic *ėɣrin, from Proto-Celtic *agrinyā, plural of *agrinyom (compare Cornish yryn, Breton irin, Irish airne (sloe)), from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ógeh₂ (berry) (compare Tocharian B oko (fruit), Old Church Slavonic агода (agoda, berry)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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eirin f (collective, singulative eirinen)

  1. plums, damsons; sloes, bullace; berries
  2. stones, glands (of the scrotum), testicles

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of eirin
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
eirin unchanged unchanged heirin

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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