dwrn

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh dwrn, from Proto-Celtic *durnos (compare Breton dorn (“hand”), Old Irish dorn (“fist”)), probably loaned from a non-Indo-European substrate language.

Noun

dwrn m (plural dyrnau)

  1. fist
  2. handle, knob
    Synonyms: said, cnap

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dwrn
radical soft nasal aspirate
dwrn ddwrn nwrn unchanged

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

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “dwrn”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dwrn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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