tewyn

Cornish

Etymology

Related to Welsh tywyn (“seashore”).

Noun

tewyn m (plural tewynnow)

  1. dune, sand dune

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • etewyn, ytewyn

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

tewyn m (plural tewynion)

  1. firebrand, brand
    Synonyms: ffagl, tors, pentewyn
  2. ember
    Synonyms: glöyn, marworyn
  3. flicker (of fire)

Derived terms

  • pentewyn (“firebrand”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of tewyn
radical soft nasal aspirate
tewyn dewyn nhewyn thewyn

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

Yao (South America)

Etymology

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

Numeral

tewyn

  1. one

Further reading

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