gwenynen

Welsh

FWOTD – 17 August 2014

Etymology

From gwenyn (“bees”) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡweˈnənɛn/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡweˈnənan/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡweˈnənɛn/

Noun

gwenynen f

1. singulative of gwenyn (“honey bees”)

Mutation

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