cnewyll

Welsh

Etymology

Proto-Celtic *knowilos, diminutive of *knūs (whence cnau).

Noun

cnewyll m (collective, singulative cnewyllyn)

1. kernels
2. nuclei

Synonyms

• (kernels): dincod

Derived terms

• cnewyllan (“nucleolus”)
• cnewyllog (“kernelled”)
• cnewyllol (“nuclear, nucleate”)
• cnewyllu (“nucleate”)
• dignewyllyn (“kernelless”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cnewyll	gnewyll	nghnewyll	chnewyll
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), “cnewyll”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies