cyngaws

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh kyghaws, from Proto-Brythonic *kuŋkaus, from Late Latin concausa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cyngaws f (plural cynghawsiau)

  1. lawsuit; legal action.

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cyngaws gyngaws nghyngaws chyngaws
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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