plocyn

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Modern English block + -yn. Doublet of bloc and blocyn. See planced (“blanket”) and pledren (“bladder”) for similarly devoiced loans from English.

Pronunciation

Noun

plocyn m (plural plociau or plocion)

  1. block
    Synonym: (literary) cyff

Mutation

Mutated forms of plocyn
radical soft nasal aspirate
plocyn blocyn mhlocyn phlocyn

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

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “block”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “plocyn”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “plocyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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