cwyn

== Welsh == === Alternative forms === cŵyn === Etymology === Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷey- (“to lament; complain”), see also Proto-Germanic *kwainōną (“to lament”), Old Irish cóine (“complaint”), Breton keina. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /kuːɨ̯n/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /kʊi̯n/ === Noun === cwyn m or f (plural cwynion or cwynau) complaint ==== Derived terms ==== achwyn cwyno === Verb === cwyn third-person singular present of cwyno second-person singular imperative of cwyno ==== Alternative forms ==== cwyna (both forms) === Usage notes === The soft and aspirate mutations are written as gŵyn and chŵyn respectively, in order to clarify the pronunciation, distinguishing them from gwyn and chwyn. === Mutation === === References ===