trwyn

Welsh

Etymology

Cognate with Cornish troen, Breton stroen, and also with French trogne via Gaulish trugna (“nose, snout”).[1] Perhaps related to ffroen (“nostril”).[2]

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /truːɨ̯n/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /trʊi̯n/
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  • Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯n

Noun

trwyn m (plural trwynau)

  1. (anatomy) nose, snout
  2. (geography) cape, point
  3. nozzle

Derived terms

Mutation

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References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “trwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 101 ii (3)
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