Welsh

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Etymology

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From at- +‎ cenhedlu (to conceive).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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atgenhedlu (first-person singular present cenhedlaf)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, biology) to reproduce

Usage notes

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As is practice in Welsh grammar, the verbnoun is also used as a masculine noun when referring to a process, and so atgenhedlu may be translated as "reproduction" in English.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
atgenhedlu unchanged unchanged hatgenhedlu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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