English

A cwm on the south side of Rhinog Fawr, in Wales.

Noun

cwm ‎(plural cwms)

1. A valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre.

Synonyms

• (valley): cirque, coombe, corrie

Translations

References

1. ↑ “cwm” (US) / “cwm” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.. Accessed 7 September 2013.

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kumbā (compare Breton komm ‎(“trough”), Irish com, coim ‎(“chest cavity”), French combe), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱumbʰ- (compare Latin incumbere ‎(“to lie down”), English coomb and Old English cumb ‎(“hollow; narrow valley”), Dutch kom ‎(“bowl, basin”), Sanskrit कुम्भ ‎(kumbha, “a pot, jug”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʊm]

Noun

cwm m (plural cymau or cymoedd)

1. valley, dale, glen

Descendants

• English: cwm

Mutation