See also: nänt

Latin edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

nant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of

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)

  1. brook, stream
    Synonyms: afonig, ffrwd

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

nant

  1. 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
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.