pegwn

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛɡʊn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpeːɡʊn/, /ˈpɛɡʊn/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡʊn

Etymology 1

Perhaps related to peg, borrowed from English peg.

Noun

pegwn m (plural pegynau or pegwnau)

1. pole, axis

   Synonyms: polyn, echelin

Derived terms

• deubegwn (“bipole, bipolar”)
• o begwn i begwn (“from pole to pole”)
• pegwn magnetig (“magnetic pole”)
• pegwn negyddol (“negative pole”)
• pegwn positif (“positive pole”)
• pegwn wybrennol (“celestial pole”)
• Pegwn y De (“South Pole”)
• Pegwn y Gogledd (“North Pole”)
• pegynol (“polar”)
• seren y pegwn (“pole star”)

 

Etymology 2

Noun

pegwn m (plural pegwnau)

1. Alternative form of begwn (“beacon”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pegwn	begwn	mhegwn	phegwn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.