olwyn

Welsh

Etymology

Proto-Celtic *olēnā, from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l-

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɔlʊɨ̯n/, /ˈɔlwɨ̞n/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈoːlʊi̯n/, /ˈɔlʊi̯n/, /ˈɔlwɪn/
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Noun

olwyn f (plural olwynion)

  1. wheel

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Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
olwyn unchanged unchanged holwyn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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