cylion

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kylyon, from Proto-Celtic *kulis (compare Cornish kelyon, Breton kelien, Old Irish cuil), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱuH-ló- (compare Latin culex (“gnat”), Old Armenian սլաք (slakʻ, “roasting spit”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkəljɔn/

Noun

cylion m pl or f pl (masculine singulative cylionyn, feminine singulative cylionen)

1. gnats, midges
2. flies

Mutation

Mutated forms of cylion

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cylion	gylion	nghylion	chylion

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