mynyd

Middle Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð (compare Cornish menydh, Breton menez), from Proto-Celtic *moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”) (compare Latin mōns).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmənɨð/

Noun

mynyð m (plural mynyðeð)

1. mountain

Descendants

• Welsh: mynydd

Mutation

Mutated forms of mynyð

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
mynyð	uynyð / vynyð	unchanged	unchanged

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

Further reading

• Simon Evans (1964) A Grammar of Middle Welsh, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 1