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Welsh place-name element
ynys
ynys means “island”
Place names with ynys
- Ynys Môn · Anglesey · Isle of Anglesey“island of Môn”; Môn goes back to the old Celtic name *Monā, first recorded in Latin as Mona
- Ynys Gybi · Holy Island · Isle of Anglesey“Saint Cybi’s island”
- Llanynys · Llanynys · Denbighshirefrom llan “church” and ynys “island”
Other Welsh elements
abaty · abbeyaber · river mouth, confluencebach · small, littlebae · bayban · peak, summitbetws · chapelbryn · hillcaer · fortcastell · castlecerrig · rockscoch · redcoed · wood, forest, treescwm · valleydin · fort, strongholddôl · meadowdu · blackesgair · ridge, spurglan · bank, shoreglyn · glen, valleygwyn · whitehen · oldllan · church, parishmaes · fieldmawr · large, bigmynydd · mountainnant · brook, streamnewydd · newpen · head, top, endpenrhyn · headland, promontorypont · bridgeporth · port, harbourpwll · poolrhos · heath, moorrhyd · fordton · lea, pasturetraeth · beach, shoretref · towntŷ · houseysbyty · hospitalystrad · valley, vale
Sources
- Wiktionary: ynys (Welsh) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- blas course vocabulary (cy-ynys)
Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Coordinates and identifiers from Wikidata (CC0). Areas and map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.
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