tewyn

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • etewyn, ytewyn

Etymology

Aphetic form of older etewyn, from Proto-Celtic *ati-dawinos (compare Breton etev, Cornish yttew), from *dawyo- (“to kindle, burn”) (modern deifio). More at deifio.

Pronunciation

Noun

tewyn m (plural tewynion)

  1. firebrand, brand
  2. ember
  3. flicker (of fire)

Synonyms
  • pentewyn

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tewyn dewyn nhewyn thewyn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Yao (South America)

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *tôwinô. Compare Ye'kwana tooni, tawini, Kari'na òwin.

Numeral

tewyn

  1. one

Further reading
  • de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 642
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