cymun
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh kymun, from Proto-Brythonic *kumʉn, borrowed through Vulgar Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin from Latin commūniō (“communion”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkəmɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkəmɪn/
- Rhymes: -əmɨ̞n
- Homophone: cymyn
Noun
cymun m (uncountable)
- (Christianity) communion, Eucharist
- Synonym: (mass) offeren
Derived terms
- Cymun Bendigaid (“Holy Communion”)
- cymundeb (“communion, fellowship”)
- cymuno (“to take Holy Communion”)
- cymunol (“communal; sacramental”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| cymun | gymun | nghymun | chymun |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cymun”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Categories:
- Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh
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- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Welsh terms derived from Ecclesiastical Latin
- Welsh terms derived from Latin
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/əmɨ̞n
- Welsh terms with homophones
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh nouns
- Welsh uncountable nouns
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