English

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Noun

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dawns

  1. plural of dawn

Verb

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dawns

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dawn

Anagrams

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle English daunce.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dawns m or f (plural dawnsiau)

  1. dance
  2. particular dance or form of dance
  3. dance (party of people assembled to dance), ball
  4. (figuratively) any similar set of lively motions

Derived terms

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Mutation

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

References

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