awin
Manx
Alternative forms
- aon
Etymology
From Old Irish ab, aub, from Proto-Celtic *abū (compare Welsh afon), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“water”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aunʲ/, /ˈawənʲ/
Noun
awin f (genitive singular awiney, plural awinyn)
- river
References
- “ab” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.