gwain

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwein, from Proto-Brythonic *gwėɣin, from Latin vāgīna. Cognate with Breton gouin, Cornish gweyn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwai̯n/
• Homophone: gwaun (“moor”) (South Wales)

Noun

gwain f (plural gweiniau)

1. sheath, scabbard
2. (anatomy) vagina

Synonyms

• fagina

Mutation

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