cystrawen

Welsh

Etymology

From Latin cōnstruendā through a variant form *cōnstrauendā.

Noun

cystrawen f (plural constrawennau)

1. (grammar) construction
2. (linguistics) syntax

Derived terms

• cystrawennol (“syntactic”)
• cystrawennu (“to construct, to construe”)
• cystrawennwr (“syntactician”)
• morffogystrawen (“morphosyntax”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cystrawen

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cystrawen	gystrawen	nghystrawen	chystrawen

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), “cystrawen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies