mwyn

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Welsh

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *muɨn, from Proto-Celtic *mēnis.

Noun

mwyn m (plural mwynau)

  1. ore
  2. mineral
  3. sake as for the sake of
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Brythonic *muɨn (“beautiful”) (compare Breton moan (“thin”)), from Proto-Celtic *moinis (“treasure, precious object”) (compare Irish maoin (“property, riches”)), from Proto-Indo-European *moynis (compare Latin mūnis (“obliging”), Old English mǣne (“common”)), from *mey- (“to change”).

Adjective

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

  1. mild
  2. gentle, tender
Derived terms

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.
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