cwcw

== Welsh == === Alternative forms === gwcw === Etymology === From English cuckoo, from Middle English cokkou, probably from Old French cocu, ultimately onomatopoeic, perhaps via Latin cucūlus (“cuckoo”). The alternative form gwcw (attested already in Middle Welsh) is a blend of Middle English cokkou and goke (see English gowk). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʊku/ === Noun === cwcw f (plural cwcŵod) cuckoo (Cuculidae) Synonyms: y gog, caethlydd, y gegid fechan, (Anglesey) gwcw llwydlas ==== Usage notes ==== Cwcw is usually found preceded by the definite article, y gwcw. ==== Derived terms ==== bara a chaws y gwcw (“wood sorrel; common sorrel”) canu cywydd y gwcw (“to harp on”, literally “to sing the cuckoo's song”) === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cwcw”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cwcw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies