gwenen

Cornish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wan-inyo- (compare Breton gwenan, Welsh gwenyn).

Pronunciation
  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈɡwɛnɛn]
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈɡwɛnɐn]

Noun

gwenen f (singulative gwenenen)

  1. bees

Mutation
  Mutation of gwenen  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed after 'th
gwenen wenen unchanged kwenen hwenen wenen

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛnɛn/

Verb

gwenen

  1. first/third-person plural conditional colloquial of gwenu

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwenen wenen ngwenen unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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