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Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Late Latin cāna, variant of canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna).
Noun
cawn m (collective, singulative conyn)
- stalks
- reeds, reed-grass
- Synonyms: cors, corswellt
Etymology 2
Verb
cawn
- inflection of cael:
- first-person plural present indicative/future/imperative
- first-person singular imperfect indicative/imperfect subjunctive/conditional
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.