newyn
Middle Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *nowinyos (compare Old Irish núna (“famine”)), from Proto-Indo-European *neh₂u- (“death”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnewɨn/
Noun
newyn m
- hunger
References
- Simon Evans (1964) A Grammar of Middle Welsh, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 1
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh newyn, from Proto-Celtic *nowinyos (compare Old Irish núna (“famine”)), from Proto-Indo-European *neh₂u- (“death”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈnɛu̯.ɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈnɛu̯.ɪn/
Noun
newyn m (plural newynau)
- (uncountable) hunger, starvation
- (countable) famine
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950-), “newyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies