teyrn

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh teyrn, from Old Welsh *tigern, from Proto-Brythonic *tɨɣern, from Proto-Celtic *tigernos; compare Old Irish tigerna.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /teɨ̯rn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /tei̯rn/
• Rhymes: -eɨ̯rn

Noun

teyrn m (plural teyrnedd or teyrniaid or teyrnion)

1. sovereign, monarch
2. (chess) king
3. a tyrant bird in the family Tyrannidae

Synonyms

• rhi
• pennaeth
• tywysog
• brenin

Derived terms

• teyrn corunllwyd
• teyrn cycyllog
• teyrn gwinau bach
• teyrn gwinau mawr
• teyrn melyngoch
• teyrn tinfelyn
• teyrnas

Mutation

Mutated forms of teyrn

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
teyrn	deyrn	nheyrn	theyrn

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

References

• Pughe, William. A Dictionary of the Welsh Language, Explained in English, Vol. 2.