cwyn

Welsh

Alternative forms

• cŵyn

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷey- (“to lament; complain”), see also Proto-Germanic *kwainōną (“to lament”), Old Irish cóine (“complaint”), Breton keina.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /kuːɨ̯n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kʊi̯n/

Noun

cwyn m or f (plural cwynion or cwynau)

1. complaint

Derived terms

• achwyn
• cwyno

Verb

cwyn

1. third-person singular present of cwyno
2. second-person singular imperative of cwyno

Alternative forms

• cwyna (both forms)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cwyn	gŵyn△	nghwyn	chŵyn△
△Irregular.
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Usage notes

• The soft and aspirate mutations are written as gŵyn and chŵyn respectively, in order to clarify the pronunciation, distinguishing them from gwyn and chwyn.