ynys

Cornish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *ɨnɨs, from Proto-Celtic *enistī.

Pronunciation

• (Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈɪnɪs]

Noun

ynys (plural ynysow or ynysys)

1. (geography) island

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈɪnɪz]

Noun

ynys

1. Shrovetide

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ynys, from Old Welsh inis, from Proto-Brythonic *ɨnɨs, from Proto-Celtic *enistī.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈənɨ̞s/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈənɪs/

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Noun

ynys f (plural ynysoedd, diminutive ynysig or ynysen or ynysyn)

1. island
2. piece of land, realm, territory

Derived terms

• gorynys (“peninsula”)
• Ynys Afallon (“the Isle of Avalon”)
• Ynys Môn (“Anglesey”)
• Ynys Wyth (“the Isle of Wight”)
• ynysfor (“archipelago”)
• ynysig, ynysol (“insular”)
• Ynysoedd Cook (“Cook Islands”)
• Ynysoedd Dedwydd (“Canary Islands”)
• Ynysoedd Erch (“Orkney Islands”)
• Ynysoedd Ffaro (“Faroe islands”)
• Ynysoedd Marshall (“the Marshall Islands”)
• Ynysoedd Sili (“the Isles of Scilly”)
• Ynysoedd Solomon (“the Solomon Islands”)
• Ynysoedd y De (“the South Sea Islands, Oceania”)
• ynysu (“to isolate, to insulate”)
• ynyswr, ynysydd (“islander”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ynys

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ynys	unchanged	unchanged	hynys

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

References

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “ynys”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ynys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies