Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh gorchymyn, from Proto-Brythonic *gworxumɨnn (compare Old Cornish gurhemin, Middle Breton gourchemenn), from *gwor- (over) + *kumɨnn (from Latin commendō (commend; recommend). By surface analysis, gor- +‎ cymyn (testament; bequest).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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gorchymyn (first-person singular present gorchmynnaf)

  1. (transitive) to command, to order

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Noun

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gorchymyn m (plural gorchmynion)

  1. command, commandment, order

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gorchymyn orchymyn ngorchymyn 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), “gorchymyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies