ewin

== Cornish == === Etymology 1 === From Old Cornish euuin, from Proto-Brythonic *ėɣwin, from Proto-Celtic *angʷīnā. Cognate with Breton ivin, Irish and Scottish Gaelic ionga, Manx ingin, and Welsh ewin. ==== Noun ==== ewin m (plural ewines) claw nail clove (of garlic) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old Cornish hiuin, from Proto-Brythonic *ɨwī, *ɨwɨnā, from Proto-Celtic *iwos. Cognate with Breton ivin, Irish eo, and Welsh yw. ==== Noun ==== ewin f (singulative ewinen) (collective) yew trees (Taxus baccata) == Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh ewin, from Old Welsh eguin, from Proto-Brythonic *ėɣwin, from Proto-Celtic *angʷīnā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ- (“nail”). Compare Cornish ewin, Breton ivin, Irish ionga; also Latin unguis, English nail, Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), Russian ноготь (nogotʹ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛu̯.ɪn/ Rhymes: -ɛu̯ɪn Homophone: ewyn (South Wales) === Noun === ewin m or f (plural ewinedd) nail (fingernail and toenail) claw, talon Synonym: crafanc division of a cloven hoof Synonym: rhan o garn fforchog (figurative) clutches Synonym: crafanc (transferred sense) clove (of garlic etc.) Synonyms: bwlb, mochyn, malwen small piece, particle Synonyms: mymryn, brotyn, gronyn ==== Derived terms ==== ewinfedd (“nail's breadth”) ewinrhew (“frostbite”) === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “ewin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies