ymennydd

Welsh

Picture dictionary

ymennydd

penglog

talcen

ymennydd

ael

llygad

gwefus

trwyn

ceg

gên

boch

clust

arlais

gwddf

or

llwnc

gwddf

gwar

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Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *en-kʷennio-, corresponding to yn (“in”) +‎ pen (“head”). Cognate with Breton empenn, Irish inchinn.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /əˈmɛnɨ̞ð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /əˈmɛnɪð/

Noun

ymennydd m (plural ymenyddiau)

1. (anatomy) brain

Derived terms

• coesyn yr ymennydd (“brain stem”)
• ymennydd bach (“cerebellum”)
• ymennydd uchaf (“cerebrum”)
• ymenyddol (“cerebral, brainy”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ymennydd

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ymennydd	unchanged	unchanged	hymennydd

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