mwyn

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /muːɨ̯n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /mʊi̯n/
• Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯n

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh mwyn, from Proto-Brythonic *muɨn, from Proto-Celtic *mēnis.

Noun

mwyn m (plural mwynau)

1. ore
2. mineral
3. mine

   Synonyms: mwynglawdd, cloddfa

Derived terms

• mwynglawdd (“mine”)
• mwynwr (“miner”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Welsh mywn, from Old Welsh muin, from Proto-Brythonic *muɨn (“beautiful”), from Proto-Celtic *mēnos.

Compare Breton moan (“thin”).

Adjective

mwyn (feminine singular mwyn, plural mwynon, equative mwyned, comparative mwynach, superlative mwynaf)

2. mild
3. gentle, tender

Derived terms

• addfwyn (“meek, gentle”)
• cymwyn (“tender, gentle”)
• mwynder (“gentleness”)
• mwynhau (“to enjoy”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

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