grawn

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡrau̯n/
  • Rhymes: -au̯n

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *grọn, from Proto-Celtic *grānom, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Compare Breton greun, Irish grán, Latin grānum.

Noun

grawn m (collective, singulative gronyn)

  1. grain, corn, cereal
    Synonym: ŷd
  2. (zoology) roe, spawn (fish or amphibian eggs)
  3. (obsolete) berries, grapes, fruit
    Synonyms: aeron, macon, ffrwythau
Usage notes

This refers to the British English meaning of "corn". For the American English "corn" (Zea mays), the Welsh terms are either indrawn or india-corn.

Derived terms
  • grawnafal (“pomegranate”)
  • gronyn (“a single grain or pip”)
  • indrawn (“maize”)
  • (purism) poethrawn (“pepper”)
  • grawn llyffaint (“frogspawn”)
  • grawn pysgod (“fish roe”)
  • grawn unnos (“mushrooms”, literally “one night's fruit”)
  • grawn y march (“nightshade”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
grawn rawn ngrawn unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Noun

grawn

  1. Soft mutation of crawn (“store”).

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
crawn grawn nghrawn chrawn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “grawn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gronyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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