cerwyn
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh kerwyn, from Proto-Brythonic *keruɨn, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *cerēna, from Latin carīna (“keel”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɛruɨ̯n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkeːrui̯n/, /ˈkɛrui̯n/
- Rhymes: -ɛruɨ̯n
Noun edit
cerwyn f (plural cerwynau or cerwyni)
- vat (large tub)
Mutation edit
| 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. | |||