Mehefin

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *medyo-samīno- (“middle of summer”) (compare Irish Meitheamh, Cornish Metheven, Breton Mezheven). For the individual components, see *medyos (“middle”) and *samos (“summer”).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /mɛˈhɛvɪn/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /mɛˈheːvɪn/, /mɛˈhɛvɪn/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Mehefin m

  1. June

See also

Gregorian calendar monthsedit

Mutation

Mutated forms of Mehefin
radical soft nasal aspirate
Mehefin Fehefin unchanged unchanged

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

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