cynnen

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kynhen, from Proto-Brythonic *kunten, a substantivization of a borrowing from Latin contendō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkənɛn/
Rhymes: -ənɛn

Noun

cynnen f (plural cynhennau)

contention, discord

Derived terms

cynhenna (“to contend, to quarrel”)
cynhennus (“contentious, quarrelsome”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cynnen	gynnen	nghynnen	chynnen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cynnen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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