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

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cwningen	gwningen	nghwningen	chwningen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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