mynyd

Middle Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð (compare Cornish menydh, Breton menez), from Proto-Celtic *moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”) (compare Latin mōns).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmənɨð/

Noun

mynyð m (plural mynyðeð)

  1. mountain

Descendants

  • Welsh: mynydd

Mutation

Mutated forms of mynyð
radical soft nasal aspirate
mynyð uynyð / vynyð unchanged unchanged

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

Further reading

  • Simon Evans (1964) A Grammar of Middle Welsh, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 1
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