melin
See also: Melin
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mъlinъ, from Old High German mulin, from Latin molinum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mælin/
Noun
melin m inan (Cyrillic spelling мелин)
- (Kajkavian) mill
- Synonym: mlin
- Mlinar v krčmi
- Žena išla v melin, nesla vreče,
- mlinar pak jo dzodi požegeče.
Welsh
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Welsh melin, from Late Latin molinum.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɛlɪn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmeːlɪn/, /ˈmɛlɪn/
- Homophone: melyn (in South Wales)
Noun
melin f (plural melinau)
Derived terms
- melin drafod (“think tank”)
- melin ddŵr (“watermill”)
- melin sathr, melin traed (“treadmill”)
- melin wynt (“windmill”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| melin | felin | 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
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “melin”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “melin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies