cawn

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kau̯n/
  • Rhymes: -au̯n

Etymology 1

Late Latin cāna, variant of canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna).

Noun

cawn m (collective, singulative conyn)

  1. stalks
  2. reeds, reed-grass
    Synonyms: cors, corswellt

Verb

cawn

  1. inflection of cael:
    1. first-person plural present indicative/future/imperative
    2. first-person singular imperfect indicative/imperfect subjunctive/conditional

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cawn gawn nghawn chawn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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