twyn
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English twīn, from Proto-West Germanic *twiʀn; ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *dwi- (compare two).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittwyn (uncountable)
- twine (kind of thread)
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “twīn(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Welsh
editEtymology
editPossibly related to Old Breton tuhen.
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /tuːɨ̯n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /tʊi̯n/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯n
Noun
edittwyn m (plural twyni, diminutive twynyn or twynen)
Derived terms
edit- caldrist y twyni (“dune helleborine”)
- garan twyni (“sandhill crane”)
- twyn tywod (“sand dune”)
Related terms
edit- tywyn (“sand dune”)
See also
editMutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
twyn | dwyn | nhwyn | thwyn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “twyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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