cerwyn

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kerwyn, from Proto-Brythonic *keruɨn, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *cerēna, from Latin carīna (“keel”).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɛruɨ̯n/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkeːrui̯n/, /ˈkɛrui̯n/
  • Rhymes: -ɛruɨ̯n

Noun

cerwyn f (plural cerwynau or cerwyni)

  1. vat (large tub)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cerwyn
radical soft nasal aspirate
cerwyn gerwyn ngherwyn cherwyn

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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