awen

See also: Awen and awèn

Cornish

Etymology 1

From Proto-CelticCategory:Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic#AWEN *awets (inspiration). Related to awel. Cognate with Welsh awen.

Noun

awen f (uncountableCategory:Cornish uncountable nouns#AWEN)Category:Cornish lemmas#AWENCategory:Cornish nouns#AWENCategory:Cornish entries with incorrect language header#AWENCategory:Cornish feminine nouns#AWENCategory:Pages with entries#AWENCategory:Pages with 4 entries#AWEN

  1. genius (quality), imagination, inspiration, muse
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Cornish entries#AWEN Cognate with Welsh awen.

Noun

awen f (dual diwawen, plural awennow)Category:Cornish lemmas#AWENCategory:Cornish nouns#AWENCategory:Cornish entries with incorrect language header#AWENCategory:Cornish feminine nouns#AWENCategory:Pages with entries#AWENCategory:Pages with 4 entries#AWEN

  1. jaw
    Synonyms: chal, gen, grudh

References

  • awen” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From awe + -en (infinitival suffix)Category:Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)#AWEN.

Pronunciation

Verb

awenCategory:Middle English lemmas#AWENCategory:Middle English verbs#AWENCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#AWENCategory:Pages with entries#AWENCategory:Pages with 4 entries#AWEN

  1. (rareCategory:Middle English terms with rare senses#AWEN) To scare, horrify.
  2. (rareCategory:Middle English terms with rare senses#AWEN) To revere.

Conjugation

Descendants

References

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl
awen

Etymology

Category:Polish terms derived from Occitan#AWENCategory:Polish terms derived from Gaulish#AWENCategory:Polish terms derived from Proto-Celtic#AWENCategory:Polish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#AWEN

Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Polish terms borrowed from French#AWENCategory:Polish terms derived from French#AWEN aven.

Pronunciation

Noun

awen m inan (related adjective awenowy)Category:Polish lemmas#AWENCategory:Polish nouns#AWENCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#AWENCategory:Polish masculine nouns#AWENCategory:Polish inanimate nouns#AWENCategory:Pages with entries#AWENCategory:Pages with 4 entries#AWEN

  1. (geologyCategory:pl:Geology#AWEN) aven (vertical shaft leading upward from a cave passage, sometimes connecting with passages above)
    Synonym: studnia krasowa

Declension

Further reading

  • awen”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN (in Polish)
  • awen in PWN's encyclopedia

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Perhaps related to awel (breeze).[1]

Noun

awen f (plural awenau)Category:Welsh lemmas#AWENCategory:Welsh nouns#AWENCategory:Welsh countable nouns#AWENCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#AWENCategory:Welsh feminine nouns#AWENCategory:Pages with entries#AWENCategory:Pages with 4 entries#AWEN

  1. muse, poetic inspiration
  2. poetic talent
Derived terms

References

  1. Bloomfield, M. W., Dunn, C. W. (1992). The Role of the Poet in Early Societies. United Kingdom: D.S. Brewer, p. 82

Etymology 2

From Middle WelshCategory:Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh#AWENCategory:Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh#AWEN awen, a variant of auwyn (rein) (modern afwyn), from Proto-BrythonicCategory:Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic#AWENCategory:Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic#AWEN *aβuɨn, borrowed from LatinCategory:Welsh terms derived from Latin#AWEN habēna (rein).

Noun

awen f (plural awenau)Category:Welsh lemmas#AWENCategory:Welsh nouns#AWENCategory:Welsh countable nouns#AWENCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#AWENCategory:Welsh feminine nouns#AWENCategory:Pages with entries#AWENCategory:Pages with 4 entries#AWEN

  1. rein

Mutation

Mutated forms of awen
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
awen unchanged unchanged hawen

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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