ieuanc

Welsh

Alternative forms

• (young, juvenile): ifanc

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *jowank, from Proto-Celtic *yuwankos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuHn̥ḱós. Doublet of ifanc. Cognate with English young.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈjeɨ̯.aŋk/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈjei̯.aŋk/

Adjective

ieuanc (feminine singular ieuanc, plural ieuainc, equative ieuanged, comparative iau or ieuangach, superlative ieuaf or ieuangaf)

1. young, juvenile
2. unmarried

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ieuanc	unchanged	unchanged	hieuanc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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