celyn

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kolinnos (compare Old Irish cuilenn m ((wood of the) holly-tree), Cornish kelyn, Breton kelenn), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱol- (thorn, thorny plant) (compare English holly), from *ḱel- (to cut).

Pronunciation

Noun

celyn f pl (singulative celynnen)

  1. holly

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
celyn gelyn nghelyn chelyn
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), celyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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