bontin

Welsh

Etymology

From bôn (“bottom, base”) +‎ tin (“buttocks, bottom, arse”).

Noun

bontin f (plural bontinau)

  1. buttock, buttocks, bottom, arse
  2. rump, hindquarters (of an animal)
  3. crupper

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bontin fontin montin unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “bontin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014
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