mellyon

Cornish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Breton melchon and Welsh meillion.

Noun

mellyon (collective, singulative mellyonen f)

  1. clovers
  2. violets

Derived terms

  • mellyon an wyrghes (“field rocket, yellow rocket”)
  • mellyon blewek (“harefoot clovers”)
  • mellyon gwynn (“dutch clovers, white clovers”)
  • mellyon hoppys (“hop clovers”)
  • mellyon rudh (“red clovers”)
  • mellyonen beder del (“four-leaf clover”)

Mutation

Mutation of mellyon
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
mellyon vellyon unchanged unchanged fellyon vellyon

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

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