draenog

Welsh

Etymology

Derived from draen (“prickle, thorn”), from Proto-Celtic *dragino-. Cognate with Breton draeneg.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdrɑːɨ̯nɔɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdrai̯nɔɡ/

Noun

draenog m (plural draenogod or draenogiaid, diminutive draenogyn)

1. hedgehog
2. perch (a fish in the genus Perca)

Derived terms

• cadw draenog yn boced un (“to be tightfisted, mean with money”, literally “to keep a hedgehog in one’s pocket”)
• draenogrwydd m
• draenog y môr m

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
draenog	ddraenog	nraenog	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.