cwning-gaer

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

cwning-gaer m (plural cwning-gaeroedd)

  1. rabbit warren[1]

Mutation

Mutated forms of cwning-gaer
radical soft nasal aspirate
cwning-gaer gwning-gaer nghwning-gaer chwning-gaer

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

References

  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
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