magnesiwm

Welsh

Chemical element
Mg
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Etymology

Borrowed from English magnesium, from New Latin magnēsium, from Ancient Greek μαγνησία (magnēsía), after Μαγνησία (Magnēsía, Magnesia), a region in Thessaly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɡˈnɛsjʊm/
  • Rhymes: -ɛsjʊm

Noun

magnesiwm m (uncountable)

  1. magnesium

Mutation

Mutated forms of magnesiwm
radical soft nasal aspirate
magnesiwm fagnesiwm 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

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “magnesiwm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies