twyn

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English twīn, from Proto-West Germanic *twiʀn; ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *dwi- (compare two).

Pronunciation

Noun

twyn (uncountable)

  1. twine (kind of thread)

Descendants

  • English: twine
  • Scots: twine

References

Welsh

Etymology

Possibly related to Old Breton tuhen.

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Perhaps derived from Proto-Indo-European *tum- (“to swell; mound”), whether via inheritance from Proto-Celtic or via a Latin borrowing, such as from tumulus (“heap, hillock, knoll”).”

Pronunciation

Noun

twyn m (plural twyni, diminutive twynyn or twynen)

  1. hillock, knoll

Derived terms

See also

Mutation

Mutated forms of twyn
radical soft nasal aspirate
twyn dwyn nhwyn thwyn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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