Welsh

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Etymology

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From damwain (accident, mishap) +‎ -iau.

Pronunciation

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  • (North Wales) IPA(key): (standard) /damˈwei̯njaɨ̯/; (colloquial) /damˈwei̯njɛ/, /damˈwei̯nja/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): (standard) /damˈwei̯njai̯/, (colloquial) /damˈwei̯njɛ/

Noun

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damweiniau f pl

  1. plural of damwain

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
damweiniau ddamweiniau namweiniau unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.