caen
See also: Caen
Galician edit
Verb edit
caen
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
caen
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kaːɨ̯n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kai̯n/
Etymology 1 edit
Possibly a derivative of Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“enclosure, field”),[1] with influence from haenu (“to stratify, put in layers”) and taenu (“to spread, sprinkle”).[2]
Noun edit
caen m (plural caenau)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms edit
- caem (literary; first-person plural)
- caent (literary; third-person plural)
- celen (colloquial; South Wales)
Verb edit
caen
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
caen | gaen | nghaen | chaen |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “caen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies