cwningen

Welsh

Etymology

Originally the singulative of cwning (“rabbits (obsolete)”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /kʊˈnɪŋɛn/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /kʊˈnɪŋan/

Noun

cwningen f (plural cwningod)

1. rabbit

Mutation

Mutated forms of cwningen

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cwningen	gwningen	nghwningen	chwningen

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

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cwningen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies