pegwn
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Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpɛɡʊn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpeːɡʊn/, /ˈpɛɡʊn/
- Rhymes: -ɛɡʊn
Etymology 1[edit]
Perhaps related to peg, borrowed from English peg.[1]
Noun[edit]
pegwn m (plural pegynau or pegwnau)
Derived terms[edit]
- deubegwn (“bipole, bipolar”)
- o begwn i begwn (“from pole to pole”)
- pegwn magnetig (“magnetic pole”)
- pegwn positif (“positive pole”)
- pegwn wybrennol (“celestial pole”)
- Pegwn y De (“South Pole”)
- Pegwn y Gogledd (“North Pole”)
- pegwyn negyddol (“negative pole”)
- seren y pegwn (“pole star”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
pegwn m (plural pegwnau)
- Alternative form of begwn (“beacon”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| pegwn | begwn | mhegwn | phegwn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||