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arian.

silver, argent

5 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈarjan/

  1. silver, argent

    masculine · uncountable · usually

  2. money

    masculine · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh ariant, from Old Welsh argant, from Proto-Brythonic *arɣant, from Proto-Celtic *argantom (“silver”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (“white; shine”). Compare Breton arc'hant/argant, Irish airgead and Latin argentum.

adj/ˈarjan/

  1. silver, silvern (made of silver)

    not-comparable

  2. silver, silvery (in colour)

    not-comparable

  3. silvery

    figuratively · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh ariant, from Old Welsh argant, from Proto-Brythonic *arɣant, from Proto-Celtic *argantom (“silver”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (“white; shine”). Compare Breton arc'hant/argant, Irish airgead and Latin argentum.

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