cwymp
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kwɨ̞mp/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kʊɪ̯mp/
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞mp, -ʊɨ̯mp
Noun edit
cwymp m (plural cwympau or cwympiau)
- a fall (act of moving to a lower point; loss in greatness or status), tumble; slope, descent; collapse fall of stones, earth, etc., in a coal mine or quarry; labor (of a woman in childbirth)
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cwymp | gwymp | nghwymp | chwymp |
| 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), “cwymp”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies