Welsh

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Etymology

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Literally “face thorns”.

Noun

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drain wyneb f (collective, singulative draenen wyneb)

  1. pimples, blackheads, whiteheads
    Synonym: plorod

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
drain wyneb ddrain wyneb nrain wyneb unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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