"Mehefin" meaning in Welsh

See Mehefin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /mɛˈhɛvɪn/ [North-Wales], /mɛˈheːvɪn/ [South-Wales], /mɛˈhɛvɪn/ [South-Wales] Audio: Cy-Mehefin.ogg Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Mehefin [error-unrecognized-form], Fehefin [soft], Meh [alternative, abbreviation]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh Meheuin, from Proto-Brythonic *meðhėβ̃ön, from Proto-Celtic *medyosamonyos (“midsummer”) (compare Irish Meitheamh, Cornish Metheven, Breton Mezheven). Etymology templates: {{der|cy|wlm|Meheuin}} Middle Welsh Meheuin, {{der|cy|cel-bry-pro|*meðhėβ̃ön}} Proto-Brythonic *meðhėβ̃ön, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*medyosamonyos|t=midsummer}} Proto-Celtic *medyosamonyos (“midsummer”), {{cog|ga|Meitheamh}} Irish Meitheamh, {{cog|kw|Metheven}} Cornish Metheven, {{cog|br|Mezheven}} Breton Mezheven Head templates: {{cy-proper noun|m}} Mehefin m Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. June Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Mehefin-cy-name-1YCMDgpH Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for Mehefin meaning in Welsh (2.2kB)

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