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damwain.

chance, happenstance

7 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdamwai̯n/
  1. chance, happenstance

    feminine · uncountable
  2. accident, mishap

    countable · feminine
    Mi ges i fy anafu ar ôl y ddamwain car.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle Welsh damwein. Perhaps by surface analysis, dam- (“around, circum-”) + chwaen (“occurrence”). Compare dichwain (“occurrence”).

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