keuen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

keuen

1. plural of keu

Middle Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kebno- (“back”), from Pre-Celtic *kebn-, which could be related to *kambos (“crooked, bent”). Related to Breton kein (“back”), Cornish keyn (“back”), Gaulish Cebenna (“ridge, height”) (whence French Cévennes).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈke.ven/

Noun

keuen m (plural kefneu)

1. back

Descendants

• Welsh: cefn

Mutation

Mutated forms of keuen

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
keuen	geuen	keuen / cheuen pronounced with /ŋ̊-/	cheuen

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Middle Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.