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teyrn.

sovereign, monarch

5 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/teɨ̯rn/North-Wales/tei̯rn/South-Wales
  1. sovereign, monarch

    masculine
  2. king

    masculine
  3. a tyrant bird in the family Tyrannidae

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh teyrn, from Old Welsh *tigern, from Proto-Brythonic *tɨɣern, from Proto-Celtic *tigernos; compare Old Irish tigerna.

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