melyn
Cornish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Cornish milin, from Proto-Brythonic *melɨn (compare Breton melen, Welsh melyn), from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *meli (“honey”) (compare Cornish mel). More at mel.
Pronunciation
edit- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈmɛlɪn]
- (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈmɛlən]
Adjective
editmelyn
Derived terms
editMutation
editunmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
melyn | velyn | unchanged | unchanged | felyn | velyn |
See also
editgwynn | loos, glas | du |
rudh; kogh | rudhvelyn; gell, gorm | melyn |
gwyrdh, glas | ||
glas | ||
glasrudh, purpur | majenta; purpur, glasrudh | gwynnrudh, kigliw |
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Welsh melyn, from Old Welsh melin, from Proto-Brythonic *melɨn (compare Cornish melyn, Breton melen), from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *meli (“honey”) (compare Welsh mêl). More at mêl.
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɛlɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmeːlɪn/, /ˈmɛlɪn/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛlɨ̞n
Adjective
editmelyn (feminine singular melen, plural melynion, equative melyned, comparative melynach, superlative melynaf)
Derived terms
edit- brocfelyn (“chestnut roan”)
- llwydfelyn, melynllwyd (“yellowish grey, sallow, tawny”)
- melyn gloyw (“bright chestnut”)
- melyn siocled (“dark chestnut”)
- melynddu (“dark yellow, tawny”)
- melyngoch (“orange”)
- melynrudd (“liver chestnut”)
- melynwelw (“light chestnut”)
- penfelyn (“blond-haired”)
Noun
editmelyn m (plural melynion)
Derived terms
edit- llwydfelyn (“clouded yellow”)
- melyn Mair (“pot marigold”)
- melyn yr ŷd (“corn marigold”)
- melynwy (“yolk”)
Mutation
editradical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
---|---|---|---|
melyn | felyn | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
See also
editgwyn | llwyd | du |
coch; rhudd | oren, melyngoch; brown | melyn; melynwyn |
melynwyrdd | gwyrdd | |
gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd | asur, gwynlas | glas |
fioled, rhuddlas; indigo | majenta; porffor | pinc, rhuddwyn |
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- Cornish terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Cornish adjectives
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- Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh
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- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
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- Welsh terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/ɛlɨ̞n
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- Welsh nouns
- Welsh countable nouns
- Welsh masculine nouns
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