echwyn

Welsh

Etymology

Proto-Celtic *exs-skʷend-, from the Proto-Indo-European root *skend, *skʷend- (“jump, climb”). Compare cychwyn.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛχ.wɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛχ.wɪn/

Noun

echwyn m (plural echwynion)

1. loan

Adjective

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

1. borrowed, loaned
2. mutual, reciprocal

Mutation

Mutated forms of echwyn

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
echwyn	unchanged	unchanged	hechwyn

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

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “echwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies