gronyn

Middle English

Verb

gronyn

  1. alternative form of gronen

Welsh

Etymology

grawn (“grain, corn”) +‎ -yn.

Pronunciation

Noun

gronyn m

  1. singulative of grawn (“grain, corn”)[1]

Noun

gronyn m (plural gronynnau or gronynnos)[2]

  1. a single grain or seed, one of the grains of a cereal plant
  2. apple pip
  3. particle (e.g. of sand or dust), granule
  4. mote, atom (not in the scientific sense, for which see atom)
    Synonyms: brot, brotyn, ith
  5. (particle physics) elementary particle, subatomic particle[3]

Derived terms

  • gronyn alffa (“alpha particle”)
  • gronyn beta (“beta particle”)
  • gronyn elfennol (“elementary particle”)
  • gronyn isatomig (“subatomic particle”)
  • gronyn llwch (“dust particle”)
  • gronyn paill (“pollen grain”)
  • gronynnog (“grainy, full of grains”)
  • gronynnol (“granular, corpuscular”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gronyn
radical soft nasal aspirate
gronyn ronyn ngronyn unchanged

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

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “grawn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gronyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  3. ^ The Language Technologies Unit of the Bedwyr Centerof Bangor University (2023) “gronyn”, in Y Termiadur Addysg
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