mwnwgl

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Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh mwnwgyl, from Proto-Brythonic *munugl, alteration of Proto-Celtic *moniklos, cognate with Old Irish muinél, derived from Proto-Celtic *monis (from which Old Irish muin (neck, nape) and Welsh mŵn (neck)), from Proto-Indo-European *mon-i- (neck). Related to Sanskrit मन्या (mányā-, neck), Latin monīle (necklace), and English mane. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (to stand out).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mwnwgl m (plural mynyglau)

  1. (anatomy, obsolete) neck
    Synonym: gwddf
  2. instep (part of a shoe)
    Synonym: gwaltas

Mutation

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Mutated forms of mwnwgl
radical soft nasal aspirate
mwnwgl fwnwgl unchanged unchanged

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

References

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  1. ^ Vendryes, Joseph (1960) “muin”, in Lexique Étymologique de l'Irlandais Ancien (in French), volume M-P, Dublin, Paris: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, page M-72
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “moni-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN