trwyn

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *trognī- (“nose”), with further origin uncertain; perhaps related to ffroen (“nostril”).[1][2] Cognate with Cornish troen, Breton stroen, and also with French trogne via Gaulish trugna (“nose, snout”).[3]

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /truːɨ̯n/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /trʊi̯n/
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  • Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯n

Noun

trwyn m (plural trwynau)

  1. (anatomy) nose, snout
  2. (geography) cape, point
  3. nozzle

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
trwyn drwyn nhrwyn thrwyn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 101 ii (3)
  2. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 352-3
  3. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “trwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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