Rhun
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh Run, from Proto-Brythonic *rrʉn, Proto-Celtic *roinos (“route, road, landmark”) (compare Old Breton runt (“mound”), Old Irish roen (“road, path, plain”)).[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɨːn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈr̥iːn/
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Proper noun
Rhun m
- a male given name
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| Rhun | Run | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN