cwningar

== Welsh == === Alternative forms === cwninger cwning-gaer === Etymology === From Middle English conynger. ultimately from Vulgar Latin cuningeria (“rabbit warren”). === Notes === The alternative form cwning-gaer is a phono-semantically matched folk etymology as a compound of cwning (“rabbits”) and caer (“fort”). === Pronunciation === (North Wales, South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /kʊˈnɪŋar/ (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /kʊˈnɪŋan/ === Noun === cwningar m (plural cwningaroedd) rabbit warren 2009: Gŵyl Gerdded Ynys Môn 2009 (Isle of Anglesey Walking Festival 2009), dydd Iau Mai 28 (Thursday May 28), Taith 20 (Walk 20): “Cwningar Niwbwrch a Gwarchodfa Natur Genedlaethol Ynys Llanddwyn” (“Newborough Warren and Ynys Llanddwyn NNR”) ==== Related terms ==== cwningen (“rabbit”) === Mutation === === References ===