combein

combein

See also: combien

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French combien.

Adverb

combein

  1. (Jersey) how much? how many?

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English combine.

Noun

combein m (plural combeinau or combeiniau)

  1. (colloquial) combine harvester
    Synonyms: cynaeafydd, cynaeafwr, dyrnwr medi

Mutation

Mutated forms of combein
radical soft nasal aspirate
combein gombein nghombein chombein

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “combine”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “combein”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “combein”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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