eirin

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh eirin, from Proto-Brythonic *ėɣrin, from Proto-Celtic *agrinyā, plural of *agrinyom (compare Cornish yryn, Breton irin, Irish airne (“sloe”)), from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ógeh₂ (“berry”) (compare Tocharian B oko (“fruit”), Old Church Slavonic агода (agoda, “berry”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈei̯rɪn/ Homophone: Euryn (South Wales) === Noun === eirin (plural, singular eirinen f) plums, including damsons; sloes, bullace berries Synonyms: aeron, grawn, macon plums, balls, stones (testicles) Synonym: ceilliau ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “eirin”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “eirin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies