pegwn

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Perhaps related to peg, borrowed from English peg.[1]

Noun

pegwn m (plural pegynau or pegwnau)

  1. pole, axis
Derived terms
  • deubegwn (“bipole, bipolar”)
  • o begwn i begwn (“from pole to pole”)
  • pegwn magnetig (“magnetic pole”)
  • pegwn positif (“positive pole”)
  • pegwn wybrennol (“celestial pole”)
  • Pegwn y De (“South Pole”)
  • Pegwn y Gogledd (“North Pole”)
  • pegwyn negyddol (“negative pole”)
  • seren y pegwn (“pole star”)

Noun

pegwn m (plural pegwnau)

  1. Alternative form of begwn (“beacon”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
pegwn begwn mhegwn phegwn
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), “pegwn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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