cyngaws

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kyghaws, from Proto-Brythonic *kuŋkaus, from Late Latin concausa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkəŋau̯s/

Noun

cyngaws f (plural cynghawsiau)

1. lawsuit; legal action.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyngaws	gyngaws	nghyngaws	chyngaws
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyngaws”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies