ivin - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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• ewin, iwin

• IPA^(key): /ˈiː.vin/

From Middle Breton euin, from Old Breton eguin, from Proto-Brythonic *ėɣwin, from Proto-Celtic *angʷīnā (compare Cornish ewin, Welsh ewin, Irish ionga), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ- (“nail”) (compare Latin unguis).

ivin m (plural ivinoù)

1. (anatomy) fingernail
2. claw

• ivinad, ivinek, iviniñ

• ivinrev

From Middle Breton iuinenn, from Old Breton iuguinenn, from Proto-Celtic *iwos (compare Cornish ywin, Welsh yw, Old Irish eó), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- (compare English yew).

ivin m (singulative ivinenn)

1. (botany) yew

• ivineg, ivinod