hogen
Cornish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From the older whyogen (“baked pastry”). Compare Irish pióg (“pie”), Scottish Gaelic pioghaid.
Noun edit
hogen f (plural hogennow or hogednow)
Synonyms edit
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
hòg (“little boy”) + -en, borrowed from English hogg (“young animal”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hogen m (plural gennod, not mutable)
- (North Wales) girl
- Synonym: merch
Coordinate terms edit
- (gender): hogyn (“boy”)
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hogen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies