melin

See also: Melin

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mъlinъ, from Old High German mulin, from Latin molinum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mælin/

Noun

melin m inan (Cyrillic spelling мелин)

1. (Kajkavian) mill

   Synonym: mlin

   • Mlinar v krčmi

     Žena išla v melin, nesla vreče,

     mlinar pak jo dzodi požegeče.

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh melin, from Late Latin molinum.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛlɪn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmeːlɪn/, /ˈmɛlɪn/
• Homophone: melyn (in South Wales)

Noun

melin f (plural melinau)

1. mill

Derived terms

• melin drafod (“think tank”)
• melin ddŵr (“watermill”)
• melin sathr, melin traed (“treadmill”)
• melin wynt (“windmill”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of melin

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
melin	felin	unchanged	unchanged

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