dwylen

Welsh

Etymology

Univerbation of dwy (“two, bi-”) +‎ llen (“curtain, sheet”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdʊɨ̯lɛn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdʊi̯lɛn/

Adjective

dwylen (feminine singular dwylen, plural dwylen, not comparable)

1. bicuspid

Derived terms

• falf ddwylen (“bicuspid valve”)

Related terms

• teirlen (“tricuspid”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dwylen

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dwylen	ddwylen	nwylen	unchanged

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

References

• Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎^[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN