Conwy

English

Etymology

From Welsh Conwy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɒnwi/

Proper noun

Conwy

  1. A town and community in Conwy borough county borough, North Wales; formerly Conway (OS grid ref SH7777). [1]
  2. A river in Conwy borough county borough, Wales; in full, River Conwy; formerly, River Conway.
  3. A county borough in Wales; in full, Conwy County Borough.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Community map

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh Cynwy, from cyn- (“chief, foremost”) + gwy (“water”) (a noun whose existence is disputed, but see Gwy).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Conwy m

  1. Conwy (a town in Conwy County Borough, North Wales)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Conwy
  • English: Conway

Mutation

Mutated forms of Conwy
radical soft nasal aspirate
Conwy Gonwy Nghonwy Chonwy

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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