ewin

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh eguin, from Proto-Brythonic *ėɣwin, from Proto-Celtic *angʷīnā (compare Cornish ewyn, Breton ivin, Irish ionga), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ- (“nail”) (compare Latin unguis, English nail, Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), Russian ноготь (nogotʹ)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛu̯ɪn/

Noun

ewin m or f (plural ewinedd)

  1. claw, nail, talon, hoof

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalh-prothesis
ewin unchanged unchanged hewin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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