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)

1. (Christianity) communion, Eucharist

   Synonym: (mass) offeren

Derived terms

• Cymun Bendigaid (“Holy Communion”)
• cymundeb (“communion, fellowship”)
• cymuno (“to take Holy Communion”)
• cymunol (“communal; sacramental”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cymun	gymun	nghymun	chymun
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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