trawsenw

Welsh

Etymology

From traws- +‎ enw; a calque of Ancient Greek μετωνυμίᾱ (metōnumíā).

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /trau̯ˈsɛnu/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /trau̯ˈseːnu/, /trau̯ˈsɛnu/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnu

Noun

trawsenw m (plural trawsenwau)

  1. metonymy: the use of a characteristics of a thing to replace the thing itself

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
trawsenw drawsenw nhrawsenw thrawsenw
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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