mynydd
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh mynyð, from Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos (compare Cornish menydh, Breton menez), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”) (compare Latin mōns).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmənɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈmənɪð/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈməni/, /ˈmɪni/
- Rhymes: -ənɨ̞ð
Noun
mynydd m (plural mynyddoedd)
- (geography) mountain, large hill
- (figuratively) large pile, great amount
- common, unenclosed land, mountain land, moorland; agricultural land; plain
- (palmistry) mount
Derived terms
- i fyny
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| mynydd | fynydd | unchanged | unchanged |
| 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), “mynydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies