melhwen

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish melen, melƿen, from Proto-Brythonic *melw- (“soft”), from Proto-Celtic *meldo- (“pleasant, mild”), *mlido (“soft”), from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”). Cognate with Welsh malwod. Doublet of melhwes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛlʍɛn/

Noun

melhwen f (plural melhwennow)

  1. slug
    Synonyms: gluthvelhwen, melhwesen

Derived terms

  • gluthvelhwen (“slug”)

Mutation

Mutation of melhwen
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
melhwen velhwen unchanged unchanged felhwen velhwen

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

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