gwain

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡwai̯n/

Noun

gwain f (plural gweiniau)

  1. sheath, scabbard
  2. (anatomy) vagina

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

Synonyms
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