cynnen

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kynhen, from Proto-Brythonic *kunten, a substantivization of a borrowing from Latin contendō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkənɛn/
• Rhymes: -ənɛn

Noun

cynnen f (plural cynhennau)

1. contention, discord

Derived terms

• cynhenna (“to contend, to quarrel”)
• cynhennus (“contentious, quarrelsome”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cynnen	gynnen	nghynnen	chynnen
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), “cynnen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies