asyn

See also: åsyn

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch azijn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈsəin/

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Noun

asyn (plural asyne, diminutive asyntjie)

1. vinegar

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *asɨn, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin asinus. Compare Breton azen.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈasɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈasɪn/

Noun

asyn m (plural asynnod)

1. he-ass, male ass, male donkey
2. (colloquial) ass, jackass, dumbass

Coordinate terms

• asen (“female donkey”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of asyn

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
asyn	unchanged	unchanged	hasyn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.