cerwyn

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kerwyn, from Proto-Brythonic *keruɨn, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *cerēna, from Latin carīna (“keel”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛruɨ̯n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkeːrui̯n/, /ˈkɛrui̯n/
• Rhymes: -ɛruɨ̯n

Noun

cerwyn f (plural cerwynau or cerwyni)

1. vat (large tub)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cerwyn	gerwyn	ngherwyn	cherwyn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.