melyn

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish milin, from Proto-Celtic *melinos (compare Breton melen, Welsh melyn), from *meli (“honey”) (compare Cornish mel). More at mel.

Pronunciation
  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈmɛlɪn]
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈmɛlən]

Adjective

melyn

  1. yellow

Derived terms

Mutation
  Mutation of melyn  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed after 'th
melyn velyn unchanged unchanged felyn velyn

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh melyn, from Proto-Celtic *melinos (compare Cornish melyn, Breton melen), from *meli (“honey”) (compare Welsh mêl). More at mêl.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɛlɨ̞n/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmeːlɪn/, /ˈmɛlɪn/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

melyn (feminine singular melen, plural melynion, equative melyned, comparative melynach, superlative melynaf)

  1. yellow

Derived terms

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

See also
Colors in Welsh · lliwiau (layout · text)
     gwyn      llwyd      du
             coch ; rhudd              oren, melyngoch ; brown              melyn ; melynwyn
             gwyrdd leim              gwyrdd             
             gwyrddlas ; glaswyrdd              asur, gwynlas              glas
             fioled ; indigo              majenta ; porffor              pinc
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