cennad
Welsh edit
Etymology 1 edit
Cognate with Cornish kannas (“messenger, ambassador”) and Breton kannad (“messenger, representative”).[1] Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱens- (“to announce”).[2]
Its original meaning may have been that of modern cenhadaeth (“embassy”), hence why it is feminine.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cennad f (plural cenhadon)
Derived terms edit
- cenhadaeth (“mission”)
- cenhades (“female missionary”)
- cenhadol (“missionary”)
- cenhadu (“to conduct a mission”)
- cenhadwr (“missionary”)
- llysgennad (“ambassador”)
Etymology 2 edit
From can- + gadu (“to permit, to allow”) under the influence of cennad (“messenger; message”).
Noun edit
cennad f (plural cenhadau)
- permission, leave
- Synonym: caniatâd
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cennad | gennad | nghennad | chennad |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cennad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press