olwyn

Welsh

Etymology

Proto-Celtic *olēnā, from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l-

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɔlʊɨ̯n/, /ˈɔlwɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈoːlʊi̯n/, /ˈɔlʊi̯n/, /ˈɔlwɪn/

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Noun

olwyn f (plural olwynion)

1. wheel

Synonyms

• rhod
• troell
• troellen

Derived terms

• aseth olwyn (“spoke”)
• gyriant ôl (“rear-wheel drive”)
• gyriant (olwynion) blaen (“front-wheel drive”)
• gyriant pedair olwyn (“four-wheel drive”)
• Olwyn Ffawd (“Wheel of Fortune”)
• olwyn gêr (“gear wheel”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of olwyn

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
olwyn	unchanged	unchanged	holwyn

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