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cymen

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμῑνον (kúmīnon).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cymen m

  1. cumin

Declension

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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative cymen cymenas
accusative cymen cymenas
genitive cymenes cymena
dative cymene cymenum

Descendants

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  • Middle English: comyn, cummyng, comyng, comyne, cumyn, cymin
    • English: cumin

References

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Possibly from cyn- +‎ pen (head).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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cymen (feminine singular cymen, plural cymen, equative cymhenned, comparative cymhennach, superlative cymhennaf)

  1. wise
    Synonyms: doeth, call
  2. neat, tidy, proper
    Synonyms: taclus, twt

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of cymen
radical soft nasal aspirate
cymen gymen nghymen chymen

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

Further reading

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