trawsenw

Welsh

Etymology

From traws- +‎ enw; a calque of Ancient Greek μετωνυμίᾱ (metōnumíā).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /trau̯ˈsɛnu/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /trau̯ˈseːnu/, /trau̯ˈsɛnu/
• Rhymes: -ɛnu

Noun

trawsenw m (plural trawsenwau)

1. metonymy: the use of a characteristics of a thing to replace the thing itself

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
trawsenw	drawsenw	nhrawsenw	thrawsenw
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.