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Welsh
Etymology
hwyl (“sail”) + pren (“tree”)
Pronunciation
Noun
hwylbren m or f (plural hwylbrennau or hwylbrenni, not mutable)
- (nautical) mast
- Synonyms: gwernen, llongbawl, mast
- (figurative) flagpole
Derived terms
- hwylbren amserol, hwylbren (d)dirprwy, hwylbren diffyg (“jury mast”)
- hwylbren blaenaf, blaenhwylbren (“foremast”)
- hwylbren croes (“sailyard”)
- hwylbren fflureg, hwylbren gogwyddedig, osg-hwylbren (“bowsprit”)
- hwylbren mawr, hwylbren mwyaf, hwylbren pennaf, prif-hwylbren (“mainmast”)
- hwylbren uchaf (“topmast”)
- hwylbren y llyw, hwylbren ôl (“mizzen”)
- hwylbrendy (“masthouse”)
- hwylbrennog (“masted, having masts”)
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “hwylbren”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hwylbren”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies