ceiniog

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kenyawc, keinhauc (“penny”). Perhaps ultimately related to cant (“circle, rim, hoop”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkei̯njɔɡ/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkei̯njɔɡ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkei̯nɔɡ/, /ˈkiːnɔɡ/

Noun

ceiniog f (plural ceiniogau)

1. a penny, a cent
2. (historical) a penny of 24 or 32 grains of silver

Derived terms

• ceiniog cwta (Middle Welsh keynyauc cotta)
• ceiniog cyfreith (Middle Welsh keynyauc kefreyth)
• ceinioglys (“moneywort”)

Related terms

• punt (“pound”)

See also

• ffyrling (“farthing”)
• dimai (“halfpenny”)
• dwygeiniog (“twopence, tuppence”)
• chwecheiniog (“sixpence”)
• swllt (“shilling”)
• hanner coron (“half-crown”)
• coron (“crown”)
• sofren (“sovereign”)
• gini (“guinea”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
ceiniog	geiniog	ngheiniog	cheiniog
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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