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
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cerwyn gerwyn ngherwyn cherwyn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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