cadwyn
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh cadwyn, from Proto-Brythonic *kaduɨn, from Latin catēna. Compare also Breton chadenn.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkadʊɨ̯n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkaːdʊi̯n/, /ˈkadʊi̯n/
Noun edit
cadwyn f (plural cadwyni or cadwynau)
- chain (series of interconnected rings or links)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cadwyn | gadwyn | nghadwyn | chadwyn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cadwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies