morwyn
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *moruɨn, from Proto-Celtic *morēnā (compare Cornish moren), from Proto-Indo-European *méryos (“boy, girl”) (compare Latin marītus (“husband”), Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meîrax, “boy, girl”), Sanskrit मर्य (márya, “young man; foal”)). Related to merch.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɔrʊɨ̯n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmoːrʊi̯n/, /ˈmɔrʊi̯n/
Derived terms
- Y Forwyn (“Virgo”)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
morwyn | forwyn | unchanged | 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), “morwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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