mewn

Welsh

Etymology

Related to (either borrowed from or cognate with) Old Irish medón (“middle”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /mɛu̯n/

Preposition

mewn

  1. in, at (indefinite nouns)
    Mae hi'n byw mewn tŷ mawr iawn.
    She lives in a very big house.
    Roedd y trên wedi stopio mewn gorsaf.
    The train had stopped at a station.
    Fyddwn ni ddim yna mewn pryd i weld y sioe.
    We will not be there in time to see the show.

Usage notes
  • Mewn is used with indefinite nouns and other concepts; it should be regarded as the 'default' word for 'in'. Its equivalent for definite nouns is yn and is more restricted than mewn.

Derived terms
  • i mewn (“inside; inwards”)
  • i mewn i (“into”)
  • o fewn (“within (distance, time period)”)
  • mewn trefn (“in order, arranged”)
  • tu fewn (“within, inside”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
mewn fewn unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mewn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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