testun

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh testun, from Proto-Brythonic *testʉn, contracted from Latin testimōnium (“testimony, evidence”). It is unclear whether the contraction took place in Proto-Brythonic (thus via a form *testɨβ̃ʉn) or in Vulgar Latin (thus via a form *testōnium).[1] No contraction is seen in Old Irish testimin.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtɛsdɨ̞n/, [ˈtɛstɨ̞n]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtɛsdɪn/, [ˈtɛstɪn]
  • Rhymes: -ɛsdɨ̞n

Noun

testun m (plural testunau)

  1. text
  2. subject, matter

Derived terms

  • cyd-destun (“context”)
  • hyperdestun (“hypertext”)
  • is-destun (“subtext”)
  • neges destun (“text message”)
  • rhyngdestun (“intertext”)
  • testunol (“textual”)
  • tecstio (“text”, verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of testun
radical soft nasal aspirate
testun destun nhestun thestun

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

References

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