cnaif

Welsh

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Irish cnaí (“gnawing”).

Noun

cnaif m (plural cneifion or cneifiau)

1. shearing
2. (Southwest) fleece

Derived terms

• cneifio, cneifyn

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cnaif	gnaif	nghnaif	chnaif
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cnaif”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies