cymun

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kymun, from Proto-Brythonic *kumʉn, borrowed through Vulgar Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin from Latin commūniō (“communion”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkəmɨ̞n/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkəmɪn/
Rhymes: -əmɨ̞n
Homophone: cymyn

Noun

cymun m (uncountable)

(Christianity) communion, Eucharist

Derived terms

Cymun Bendigaid (“Holy Communion”)
cymundeb (“communion, fellowship”)
cymuno (“to take Holy Communion”)
cymunol (“communal; sacramental”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cymun	gymun	nghymun	chymun
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

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