cnau
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *know, from Proto-Celtic *knūs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *knew-. Compare English nut, Latin nux.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /knaɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /knai̯/
Noun
cnau f pl (singulative cneuen)
- nuts
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cnau | gnau | nghnau | chnau |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “cnau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies