tewyn

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Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Aphetic form of older etewyn, from Proto-Celtic *ati-dawinos (compare Breton etev, Cornish yttew), from *dawyo- (to kindle, burn) (modern deifio). More at deifio.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tewyn m (plural tewynion)

  1. firebrand, brand
  2. ember
  3. flicker (of fire)

Synonyms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tewyn dewyn nhewyn thewyn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Yao (South America)

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *tôwinô. Compare Ye'kwana tooni, tawini, Kari'na òwin.

Numeral

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tewyn

  1. one

Further reading

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  • de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 642