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Old Irish
Adjective
hinon
- Alternative form of inunn (“the same”)
Mutation
Mutation of hinon
| radical |
lenition |
nasalization
|
hinon
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
|
unchanged
|
nhinon
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Welsh
Etymology
From hin (“weather”) + -on.
Pronunciation
Noun
hinon f (not mutable)
- Fair weather, dry (but not parched) weather.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hinon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies