See also: angèn and ängen

Balinese

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Romanization

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angen

  1. Romanization of ᬳᬗᭂᬦ᭄

Javanese

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Romanization

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angen

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦔꦼꦤ꧀

Mokilese

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Noun

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angen

  1. construct state of ang

Sundanese

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Romanization

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angen

  1. Romanization of ᮃᮍᮨᮔ᮪

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh aghen, from Proto-Brythonic *anken (compare Cornish and Breton anken, from Proto-Celtic *ankenā (cognate with Old Irish éicen (force; necessity)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (to reach, attain) cognate with Ancient Greek ἀνάγκη (anánkē, force; necessity).[1]

An alternative theory derives the Celtic from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (to perish, disappear); this derivation is semantically bold.[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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angen m (usually uncountable, plural anghenion)

  1. need
    • 1803, William Owen Pughe, "A Dictionary of the Welsh Language", Volume 1
      Perid i Zyvrig arçeſgob wynieuthu Arthur yn vrenin, a dodi coron am ei ben; canys eu hangen oez yn eu cymhell.
      Perid i Ddyfrig archesgob wynieuthu Arthur yn frenin, a dodi coron am ei ben; canys eu hangen oedd yn eu cymhell. (modernized spelling)
      Dyfrig the archbishop was commanded to consecrate Arthur as king, and to place the crown upon his head; for their necessity was pressing upon them.
  2. (functioning as verbal noun) (a person etc.) in need of; as a predicate of bod, can be translated with the verb to need
    Bydd Gareth angen calon newydd.
    Gareth will need a new heart.
    (literally, “Gareth will be a person in need of a new heart.”)

Usage notes

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Because angen is a noun, it does not use yn with bod and has no stem, meaning it must be used periphrastically.

Derived terms

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See also

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of angen
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
angen unchanged unchanged hangen

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

References

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  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 99 vi (1)
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “angen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies