awin

Manx

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ab, aub, from Proto-Celtic *abū (compare Welsh afon), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“water”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aunʲ/, /ˈawənʲ/

Noun

awin f (genitive singular awiney, plural awinyn)

  1. river

References
  • “ab” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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