graean

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh graean, and cognate to Old Irish grïan (whence Irish grean). The exact shape of their common etymon is obscure; Proto-Celtic *griyano- is one reconstruction.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡreɨ̯.an/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡrei̯.an/
• Rhymes: -eɨ̯an

Noun

graean m or f (collective, masculine singulative greyenyn, feminine singulative graeanen)

1. gravel, grit, shingles

   Synonym: gro

Derived terms

• graeanu (“to grit”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of graean

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
graean	raean	ngraean	unchanged

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