cylion

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kylyon, from Proto-Celtic *kulis (compare Cornish kelyon, Breton kelien, Old Irish cuil), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱuH-ló- (compare Latin culex (“gnat”), Old Armenian սլաք (slakʻ, “roasting spit”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkəljɔn/

Noun

cylion m pl or f pl (masculine singulative cylionyn, feminine singulative cylionen)

  1. gnats, midges
  2. flies

Mutation

Mutated forms of cylion
radical soft nasal aspirate
cylion gylion nghylion chylion

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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