cymun
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh kymun, from Proto-Brythonic *kumʉn, borrowed through Vulgar Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin from Latin commūniō (“communion”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkəmɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkəmɪn/
- Rhymes: -əmɨ̞n
- Homophone: cymyn
Noun edit
cymun m (uncountable)
Derived terms edit
- Cymun Bendigaid (“Holy Communion”)
- cymundeb (“communion, fellowship”)
- cymuno (“to take Holy Communion”)
- cymunol (“communal; sacramental”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cymun | gymun | nghymun | chymun |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cymun”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies