gwain

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gwain f (plural gweiniau)

  1. sheath, scabbard
  2. (anatomy) vagina

Synonyms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

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.