glöyn

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

glo (“coal”) +‎ -yn

Noun

glöyn m

  1. singulative of glo (“coal”)

Etymology 2

Reanalysis of Etymology 1 as a simple singular.

Noun

glöyn m (plural gloynnod)

  1. glowworm (Lampyris noctiluca)
    Synonyms: magïen, pryf y gyfarwydd, cyfarwydd, pryf y tân, pryf golau, pryf y nos, tân bach niwed, goleuen
  2. butterfly
    Synonyms: glöyn byw, iâr fach yr haf, pilipala
Derived terms
  • glöyn byw (“butterfly”)
  • glöyn cynffon wennol (“swallowtail butterfly”)
  • glöyn gwyn mawr (“large cabbage white butterfly”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of glöyn
radical soft nasal aspirate
glöyn löyn nglöyn unchanged

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), “glow”, 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), “glöyn”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “glöyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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