Conwy

English

Etymology

From Welsh Conwy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒnwi/

Proper noun

Conwy

1. A town and community in Conwy county borough, North Wales; formerly Conway (OS grid ref SH7777).
2. A river in Conwy county borough, Wales; ellipsis of River Conwy; formerly called the River Conway.
3. A county borough in Wales; ellipsis of Conwy County Borough.

Derived terms

• Conwy Bay
• Llansanffraid Glan Conwy
• River Conwy
• Conwy County Borough

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh Cynwy, from cyn- (“chief, foremost”) + gwy (“water”) (a noun whose existence is disputed, but see Gwy).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔnʊɨ̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔnʊi̯/

Proper noun

Conwy m

1. Conwy (a town in Conwy County Borough, North Wales)

Derived terms

• Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy
• Bae Conwy
• Afon Conwy
• Llyn Conwy

Descendants

• English: Conwy
• English: Conway

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Conwy	Gonwy	Nghonwy	Chonwy
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.