mwnwgl

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • mwnwg, mynwgl

Etymology

From Middle Welsh mwnwgyl, from Proto-Brythonic *munugl, alteration of Proto-Celtic *moniklos, cognate with Old Irish muinél, derived from Proto-Celtic *monis (from which Old Irish muin (“neck, nape”) and Welsh mŵn (“neck”)), from Proto-Indo-European *mon-i- (“neck”). Related to Sanskrit मन्या (mányā-, “neck”), Latin monīle (“necklace”), and English mane. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmʊnʊɡl/, [ˈmʊnʊɡl̩]
  • Rhymes: -ʊnʊɡl

Noun

mwnwgl m (plural mynyglau)

  1. (anatomy, obsolete) neck
    Synonym: gwddf
  2. instep (part of a shoe)
    Synonym: gwaltas

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

References
  1. Vendryes, Joseph (1960) “muin”, in Lexique Étymologique de l'Irlandais Ancien [Etymological lexicon of Old Irish] (in French), volume M-P, Dublin, Paris: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, page M-72
  2. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “moni-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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