melyn
Cornish
Etymology
From Old Cornish milin, from Proto-Celtic *melinos (compare Breton melen, Welsh melyn), from *meli (“honey”) (compare Cornish mel). More at mel.
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Mutation
Mutation of melyn
Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
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unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
melyn | velyn | unchanged | unchanged | felyn | velyn |
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh melyn, from Proto-Celtic *melinos (compare Cornish melyn, Breton melen), from *meli (“honey”) (compare Welsh mêl). More at mêl.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɛlɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmeːlɪn/, /ˈmɛlɪn/
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Adjective
melyn (feminine singular melen, plural melynion, equative melyned, comparative melynach, superlative melynaf)
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