mwyn

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /muːɨ̯n/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /mʊi̯n/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *muɨn, from Proto-Celtic *mēnis.

Noun

mwyn m (plural mwynau)

  1. ore
  2. mineral
  3. sake as for the sake of
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Brythonic *muɨn (“beautiful”) (compare Breton moan (“thin”)), from Proto-Celtic *moinis (“treasure, precious object”) (compare Irish maoin (“property, riches”)), from Proto-Indo-European *moynis (compare Latin mūnis (“obliging”), Old English mǣne (“common”)), from *mey- (“to change”).

Adjective

mwyn (feminine singular mwyn, plural mwyn, equative mwyned, comparative mwynach, superlative mwynaf)

  1. mild
  2. gentle, tender
Derived terms

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