rhewi'n gorn

Welsh

Etymology

From rhewi (“freeze”) +‎ yn (“as”) +‎ corn (“horn”) i.e. "to freeze to/like horn", horn being a very hard and traditionally common substance.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌr̥ɛu̯iŋ ˈɡɔrn/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrn

Verb

rhewi'n gorn (first-person singular present rhewaf yn gorn)

  1. to freeze solid

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhewi'n gorn rewi'n gorn unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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