caban unnos

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Literally “one night cabin”.

Noun

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caban unnos m (plural cabanau unnos)

  1. (Folklore) Synonym of tŷ unnos (house or hut built in one night on common land by a squatter, in order to gain right of abode)[1]

Mutation

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Mutated forms of caban unnos
radical soft nasal aspirate
caban unnos gaban unnos nghaban unnos chaban unnos

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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