erchwyn
Welsh
Etymology
Proto-Celtic *ariskʷend- from *ari- + *skʷend- (to go down), from From Proto-Indo-European *skend- (“to jump, dart, climb, scale, scan”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛrχwɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛrχwɪn/
Noun
erchwyn m or f (plural erchwynion or erchwynnau)
- bedside
- edge, side, border
Usage notes
This noun is masculine in North Wales and feminine in the South. It tends only to be used now in the phrases wrth erchwyn y gwely (“at the beside”) and wrth erchwyn gwely (“at a bedside, at the bedside of”).
Derived terms
- wrth erchwyn gwely (“at the side of a bed, at the bedside of”)
- wrth erchwyn y gwely (“at the side of the bed”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| erchwyn | unchanged | unchanged | herchwyn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “erchwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies