amcan
Tarifit edit
Alternative forms edit
- amkan — Western Tarifit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic مكان (mkān).
Noun edit
amcan m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⵛⴰⵏ, plural imucan)
Declension edit
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Equivalent to am- + an element derived from Proto-Indo-European *skey-.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
amcan m (plural amcanion)
Derived terms edit
- ar amcan (“at random”)
- amcangyfrif (“estimate”)
- amcanu (“to intend”)
- amcanus (“skillful, likely, purposed”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
amcan | unchanged | unchanged | hamcan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i (4)
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “amcan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies