mamwenyn

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From mam (mother) +‎ gwenyn (bees).

Noun

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mamwenyn f (collective, singulative mamwenynen)

  1. queen bees

Mutation

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Mutated forms of mamwenyn
radical soft nasal aspirate
mamwenyn famwenyn unchanged unchanged

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