bontin

Welsh

Etymology

From bôn (“bottom, base”) +‎ tin (“buttocks, bottom, arse”).

Noun

bontin f (plural bontinau)

  1. buttock, buttocks, bottom, arse
  2. rump, hindquarters (of an animal)
  3. crupper

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
bontin fontin montin unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “bontin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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