cystrawen

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kystrowen, from Proto-Brythonic *kustrawenn, from Vulgar Latin *cōnstrauenda, from Latin cōnstruenda.

Noun

cystrawen f (plural constrawennau)

  1. (grammar) construction
  2. (linguistics) syntax

Derived terms

  • cystrawennol (“syntactic”)
  • cystrawennu (“to construct, to construe”)
  • cystrawennwr (“syntactician”)
  • morffogystrawen (“morphosyntax”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cystrawen
radical soft nasal aspirate
cystrawen gystrawen nghystrawen chystrawen

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

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cystrawen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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