mign

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *migɨn, from Proto-Celtic *mūkinā from Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (“slimy, slippery”). Cognates include Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪɡɪn/

Noun

mign f (plural mignoedd or mignedd)

1. marsh, bog

Compounds

• mignwern (“bog”)
• migwyn (“bog moss, peat moss”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of mign

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
mign	fign	unchanged	unchanged

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

Further reading

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