cwning-gaer

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

cwning (rabbits) +‎ caer (fort), a phono-semantically matched folk etymology for cwningar (rabbit warren).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cwning-gaer m (plural cwning-gaeroedd)

  1. rabbit warren[1]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cwning-gaer gwning-gaer nghwning-gaer chwning-gaer
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cwning-gaer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies