asyn

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See also: åsyn

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch azijn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈsəin/
  • (file)

Noun

asyn (plural asyne, diminutive asyntjie)

  1. vinegar

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *asɨn, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin asinus. Compare Breton azen.

Pronunciation

Noun

asyn m (plural asynnod)

  1. he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  2. (colloquial) ass, jackass, dumbass

Coordinate terms

  • asen (female donkey)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
asyn unchanged unchanged hasyn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.