bachgen
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom bach; the second element appears to be from Proto-Celtic *keneti, from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (compare Welsh cenedl (“nation, tribe, clan, kindred”)).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbachgen m (plural bechgyn or bachgennod or bechgennod)
Derived terms
edit- achan (“mate”)
- bachan (“guy”)
- bachgennes f (“girl”)
- bachgennyn, bachgenyn (diminutive form)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
bachgen | fachgen | machgen | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bachgen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies