mign

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Brythonic *migɨn, from Proto-Celtic *mūkinā from Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (slimy, slippery). Cognates include Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, mushroom).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mign f (plural mignoedd or mignedd)

  1. marsh, bog; bog moss

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
mign fign unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mign”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies