melyn
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Cornish
Etymology
From Old Cornish milin, from Proto-Brythonic *melɨn (compare Breton melen, Welsh melyn), from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *meli (“honey”) (compare Cornish mel). More at mel.
Pronunciation
- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈmɛlɪn]
- (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈmɛlən]
Adjective
melyn
Hyponyms
- owrek (“golden”)
Derived terms
Mutation
See also
gwynn | loos, glas | du |
rudh; kogh | rudhvelyn, melynrudh; gell, gorm | melyn; losvelyn |
gwyrdh, gwer, glas | ||
glaswyrdh, glaswer; gwerlas | glaswyn, blou | glas |
glasrudh, purpur; indigo | majenta; purpur, glasrudh | gwynnrudh, kigliw |
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh melyn, from Old Welsh melin, from Proto-Brythonic *melɨn (compare Cornish melyn, Breton melen), from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *meli (“honey”) (compare Welsh mêl). More at mêl.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɛlɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmeːlɪn/, /ˈmɛlɪn/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛlɨ̞n
Adjective
melyn (feminine singular melen, plural melynion, equative melyned, comparative melynach, superlative melynaf)
Derived terms
- brocfelyn (“chestnut roan”)
- llwydfelyn, melynllwyd (“yellowish grey, sallow, tawny”)
- melyn gloyw (“bright chestnut”)
- melyn siocled (“dark chestnut”)
- melynddu (“dark yellow, tawny”)
- melyngoch (“orange”)
- melynrudd (“liver chestnut”)
- melynwelw (“light chestnut”)
- pannog felen (“common mullein”)
- penfelyn (“blond-haired”)
Noun
melyn m (plural melynion)
Derived terms
- llwydfelyn (“clouded yellow”)
- melyn Mair (“pot marigold”)
- melyn yr ŷd (“corn marigold”)
- melynwy (“yolk”)
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
See also
gwyn | llwyd | du |
coch; rhudd | oren, melyngoch; brown | melyn; melynwyn |
melynwyrdd | gwyrdd | |
gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd | asur, gwynlas | glas |
fioled, rhuddlas; indigo | majenta; porffor | pinc, rhuddwyn |
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