ivin

See also: Ivin

Breton

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Breton euin, from Old Breton eguin, from Proto-Brythonic *ėɣwin, from Proto-Celtic *angʷīnā (compare Cornish ewyn, Welsh ewin, Irish ionga), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ- (“nail”) (compare Latin unguis).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈiː.vin/

Noun

ivin m

  1. (anatomy) fingernail
  2. claw
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