gwain

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwein, from Proto-Brythonic *gwėɣin, from Latin vāgīna. Cognate with Breton gouin, Cornish gweyn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡwai̯n/
Homophone: gwaun (“moor”) (South Wales)

Noun

gwain f (plural gweiniau)

sheath, scabbard
(anatomy) vagina

Synonyms

fagina

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwain	wain	ngwain	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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