tewyn
Cornish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Related to Welsh tywyn (“seashore”).
Noun
[edit]tewyn m (plural tewynnow)
Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Aphetic form of older etewyn, from Proto-Celtic *ati-dawinos (compare Breton etev, Cornish yttew), from *dawyo- (“to kindle, burn”) (modern deifio). More at deifio.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtɛu̯ɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtɛu̯ɪn/
Noun
[edit]tewyn m (plural tewynion)
Synonyms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| tewyn | dewyn | nhewyn | thewyn |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Yao (South America)
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Cariban *tôwinô. Compare Ye'kwana tooni, tawini, Kari'na òwin.
Numeral
[edit]tewyn
Further reading
[edit]- de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 642
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- Cornish lemmas
- Cornish nouns
- Cornish masculine nouns
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh nouns
- Welsh countable nouns
- Welsh masculine nouns
- Yao (South America) terms inherited from Proto-Cariban
- Yao (South America) terms derived from Proto-Cariban
- Yao (South America) lemmas
- Yao (South America) numerals