nant
See also: nänt
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /nant/, [nän̪t̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /nant/, [nän̪t̪]
Verb edit
nant
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Welsh nant, from Proto-Brythonic *nant, from Proto-Celtic *nantos, *nantus (“stream, valley”).
Noun edit
nant f (plural nentydd, not mutable)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
nant
- Nasal mutation of dant.
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nant”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 283
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
dant | ddant | nant | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |