enw in Middle Welsh

IPA: /enw/ Forms: enweu [plural], ennwein [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], enw [error-unrecognized-form], henw [prothesis-h], enu [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Welsh anu, from Proto-Brythonic *anw, from Proto-Celtic *anman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥. The e vocalism is taken over from the plural ennwein (Old Welsh enuein), in which the plural suffix has triggered i-affection. Etymology templates: {{inh|wlm|owl|anu}} Old Welsh anu, {{inh|wlm|cel-bry-pro|*anw}} Proto-Brythonic *anw, {{inh|wlm|cel-pro|*anman}} Proto-Celtic *anman, {{inh|wlm|ine-pro|*h₁nómn̥}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥, {{m+|owl|enuein}} Old Welsh enuein, {{ref|<span class="cited-source">Morris Jones, John (<span class="None" lang="und">1913), <cite>A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative</cite>, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 121-iv, page 29</span></span>}}

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: enw/Middle Welsh 'radical' base_tags=set()",
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}

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: enw/Middle Welsh 'nasal' base_tags={'soft', 'error-unrecognized-form'}",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Middle Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
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}

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  "msg": "Template nesting error: template_nesting = 1 couldn't split inflection templates, enw/Middle Welsh section mutation",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Middle Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "enw",
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"enw" meaning in Middle Welsh

Noun

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