cwyn

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • cŵyn

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷey- (“to lament; complain”), see also Proto-Germanic *kwainōną (“to lament”), Old Irish cóine (“complaint”), Breton keina.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

cwyn m or f (plural cwynion or cwynau)

  1. complaint

Derived terms

Verb

cwyn

  1. third-person singular present of cwyno
  2. second-person singular imperative of cwyno

Alternative forms

  • cwyna (both forms)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cwyn
radical soft nasal aspirate
cwyn gŵyn△ nghwyn chŵyn△

△Irregular.

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Usage notes

  • The soft and aspirate mutations are written as gŵyn and chŵyn respectively, in order to clarify the pronunciation, distinguishing them from gwyn and chwyn.

References

  1. ^ Transactions of the Philological Society. (1860). United Kingdom: Blackwell Publ., p. 219
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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