cymen

Old English

Alternative forms

• cumin

Etymology

From Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμῑνον (kúmīnon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈky.men/

Noun

cymen m

1. cumin

Declension

Declension of cymen (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cymen	cymenas
accusative	cymen	cymenas
genitive	cymenes	cymena
dative	cymene	cymenum

Descendants

• Middle English: comyn, cummyng, comyng, comyne, cumyn, cymin
  • English: cumin

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “cymen”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Welsh

Etymology

Possibly from cym + pen (“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkəmɛn/
• Rhymes: -əmɛn

Adjective

cymen (feminine singular cymen, plural cymen, equative cymhenned, comparative cymhennach, superlative cymhennaf)

1. wise

   Synonyms: doeth, call

2. neat, tidy, proper

   Synonyms: taclus, twt

Derived terms

• cymhennu (“to tidy”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cymen	gymen	nghymen	chymen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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