begwn

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English beacon.

Alternative forms

Noun

begwn m (plural begynau)

  1. beacon
    Synonyms: goleufa, coelcerth

Etymology 2

Noun

begwn m

  1. alternative form of betgwn (“bedgown, jacket”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of begwn
radical soft nasal aspirate
begwn fegwn megwn unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 3

Devoiced from synonymous Etymology 1. Compare planced (“blanket”), plocyn (“block”) and plotyn (“blot”), similarly devoiced from blanced, blocyn and blotyn.

Noun

begwn

  1. nasal mutation of pegwn (“beacon”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of pegwn
radical soft nasal aspirate
pegwn begwn mhegwn phegwn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “beacon”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “begwn”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “begwn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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