mign

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *migɨn, from Proto-Celtic *mūkinā from Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (“slimy, slippery”). Cognates include Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪɡɪn/

Noun

mign f (plural mignoedd or mignedd)

  1. marsh, bog; bog moss

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

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