cylion
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kuli (compare Cornish kelyon, Breton kelien, Old Irish cuil), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱuH-ló- (compare Latin culex (“gnat”), Old Armenian սլաք (slakʿ, “roasting spit”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkəljɔn/
Noun
cylion m pl or f pl (singulative cylionyn or cylionen)
- gnats, midges
- flies
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cylion | gylion | nghylion | chylion |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |