mynydd
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh mynyð, from Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos (compare Cornish menydh, Breton menez), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”) (compare Latin mōns).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmənɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈmənɪð/
- (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈməni/, /ˈmɪni/
Noun
mynydd m (plural mynyddoedd)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| mynydd | fynydd | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “mynydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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