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From: "Hugh Wallis" <>
Subject: RE: [Mon] Re: Mynyddislwyn
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 14:31:22 -0400
In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.20010405105103.007f9c30@opengovt.open.org>


Mynydd means mountain - pronounced [minith] ([th] as in English 'then')

Not being a native Welsh speaker I'm not certain but I suspect that the rest
of the name comes from 'is' meaning 'under' (pronounced as in English 'hiss'
without the 'h') and 'llwyn' meaning 'grove or bush' (pronounced [loo win] -
almost - the 'll' is aways a challenge to write phonetically in English -
maybe [thloo win] would be closer)

Put that together and you get the 'mountain under the bush' which I
interpret to mean a mountain covered by vegetation, pronounced
[minith-iss-loo-win] (the stress being on the 'iss' bit)

Hey you native Welsh speakers - did I get the translation right?

Thanks

Hugh

-----Original Message-----
From: Nancy/Ted Richings [mailto:]
Sent: April 5, 2001 13:51
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Subject: [Mon] Re: Mynyddislwyn


2) Do you know wnat it means?

3) Can you pronounce it?

I'd really like to know just how to pronounce this!!! Can anyone do a
phonetic pronounciation on the list? Nancy in Salem, Oregon


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