gwenen

Cornish

Alternative forms

• gwenyn (Standard Cornish)

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wan-inyo- (compare Breton gwenan, Welsh gwenyn).

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈɡwɛnɛn]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈɡwɛnɐn]

Noun

gwenen f (singulative gwenenen)

1. bees

Derived terms

• gonis gwenen (“beekeeping”)
• gwenen gwyls (“bumblebees”)
• gwenen mel (“honeybees”)
• gwenen sia (“bumblebees”)
• gwenenva (“apiary”)
• kowel gwenen (“beehive”)

Mutation

Mutation of gwenen

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
gwenen	wenen	unchanged	kwenen	hwenen	wenen

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɛnɛn/

Verb

gwenen

1. first/third-person plural conditional colloquial of gwenu

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwenen

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwenen	wenen	ngwenen	unchanged

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