gwain

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwai̯n/
  • Homophone: gwaun (“moor”) (South Wales)

Noun

gwain f (plural gweiniau)

  1. sheath, scabbard
  2. (anatomy) vagina
    Synonym: fagina

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwain
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwain wain ngwain unchanged

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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