tirion

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪrjɔn/

Etymology 1

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Adjective

tirion (feminine singular tirion, plural tirion, equative mor dirion, comparative mwy tirion, superlative mwyaf tirion)

  1. gentle, mild, tender
    Synonyms: addfwyn, mwyn, tyner
  2. lenient, gracious, courteous, amiable
    Synonyms: trugarog; graslon; moesgar; hynaws; llariaidd; caredig, hoffus; hawddgar; hyfryd
  3. attractive, comely
    Synonyms: dymunol, prydweddol, deniadol, gosgeiddig
  4. (weather) warm, mild
    Synonyms: cynnes, mwynaidd
Derived terms
  • tirionaidd, tiriongar, tirionol, tirionus (“gentle”)
  • tiriondeb, tirionder, tirionedd, tirionrwydd, tirionwch (“gentleness”)
  • tirioni (“to make pleasant”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

  • tiriom (literary first person)
  • tiriont (literary third person)

Verb

tirion

  1. first/third-person plural preterite colloquial of tirio (“to land”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of tirion
radical soft nasal aspirate
tirion dirion nhirion thirion

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

Further reading

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