teyrn

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh teyrn, from Old Welsh *tigern, from Proto-Brythonic *tɨɣern, from Proto-Celtic *tigernos; compare Old Irish tigerna.

Pronunciation

Noun

teyrn m (plural teyrnedd or teyrniaid or teyrnion)

  1. sovereign, monarch
  2. (chess) king
  3. a tyrant bird in the family Tyrannidae

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Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
teyrn deyrn nheyrn theyrn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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