pigwyn
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From pig (“beak, bill”) + gwyn (“white”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpɪɡwɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpɪɡwɪn/
Adjective[edit]
pigwyn (feminine singular pigwen, plural pigwynion, equative pigwyned, comparative pigwynach, superlative pigwynaf)
Noun[edit]
pigwyn m (plural pigwynion)
- snow-capped mountain peak
Derived terms[edit]
- brân bigwen (“rook”)
- trochydd pigwyn (“white-billed diver”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| pigwyn | bigwyn | mhigwyn | phigwyn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pigwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies