caen
See also: Caen
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaen/ [ˈka.ẽn]
- Rhymes: -aen
- Syllabification: ca‧en
Verb
caen
- third-person plural present indicative of caer
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kaːɨ̯n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kai̯n/
Etymology 1
Possibly a derivative of Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“enclosure, field”),[1] with influence from haenu (“to stratify, put in layers”) and taenu (“to spread, sprinkle”).[2]
Noun
caen m (plural caenau)
- covering, coat, layer
- armour
Derived terms
- argaen (“veneer”)
- caenog (“armoured”)
- caenu (“to coat”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
- caem (literary; first-person plural)
- caent (literary; third-person plural)
- celen (colloquial; South Wales)
Verb
caen
- first/third-person plural conditional colloquial of cael
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| caen | gaen | nghaen | chaen |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Schumacher, S. (2000). The Historical Morphology of the Welsh Verbal Noun. Ireland: Department of Old Irish, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, p. 204
- General Linguistics. (1956). United States: Pennsylvania State University Press, p. 22
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “caen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies