twymyn

Welsh

Etymology

From twym (“warm”), from Proto-Celtic *teɸesmis, from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“be warm”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtʊɨ̯mɨ̞n/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtʊi̯mɪn/

Noun

twymyn f (plural twymynau)

fever

Derived terms

twymyn y chwarennau (“glandular fever”)
y dwymyn goch (“scarlet fever”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
twymyn	dwymyn	nhwymyn	thwymyn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

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