mynydd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh mynyð, from Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos (compare Cornish menydh, Breton menez), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (to tower, stand out) (compare Latin mōns).

Pronunciation

Noun

mynydd m (plural mynyddoedd)

  1. (geography) mountain, large hill
  2. (figuratively) large pile, great amount
  3. common, unenclosed land, mountain land, moorland; agricultural land; plain
  4. (palmistry) mount

Mutation

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

Further reading

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