grawn

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrau̯n/
• Rhymes: -au̯n

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *grọn, from Proto-Celtic *grānom, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Compare Breton greun, Irish grán, Latin grānum.

Noun

grawn (plural, singular gronyn m)

1. grain, corn, cereal

   Synonym: ŷd

2. (zoology) roe, spawn (fish or amphibian eggs)

   Synonyms: gronell, lleithion

3. berries, grapes, fruit

   Synonyms: aeron, macon, ffrwythau

Usage notes

This refers to the British English meaning of "corn". For the American English "corn" (Zea mays), the Welsh terms are either indrawn or india-corn.

Derived terms

• grawn Corinth, grawn y Corinthiaid (“currants”)
• grawn llyffaint (“frogspawn”)
• grawn pysgod (“fish roe”)
• grawn unnos (“mushrooms”, literally “one night's fruit”)
• grawn y march (“nightshade”)
• grawnafal (“pomegranate”)
• gronell (“fish spawn, roe”)
• gronyn (“a single grain or pip”)
• indrawn (“maize”)
• (purism) poethrawn (“pepper”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of grawn

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
grawn	rawn	ngrawn	unchanged

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

Etymology 2

Noun

grawn

1. soft mutation of crawn (“store”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of crawn

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
crawn	grawn	nghrawn	chrawn

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

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “grawn”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “grawn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gronyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies