tyner
See also: Tyner
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh tyner, from Proto-Brythonic *tɨner (whence Breton tener), from Latin tener.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtənɛr/
Adjective
tyner (feminine singular tyner, plural tynerion, equative mor dyner, comparative mwy tyner, superlative mwyaf tyner)
- tender, gentle
- John Roberts (Ieuan Gwyllt), transl., Lewis Hartsough (music) (19ᵗʰ C.), “Gwahoddiad”, (in Welsh): “Mi glywaf dyner lais […] ― I hear a tender voice […] ”
Derived terms
- maip tyner (“white bryony”)
- tynerder (“tenderness, gentleness”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| tyner | dyner | nhyner | thyner |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tyner”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies