cangen
Welsh
Etymology
From cangau, plural of cainc (“branch”) (from Proto-Celtic *kankā[1]), + -en (singulative suffix).[2]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkaŋɛn/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkaŋan/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkaŋɛn/
Noun
cangen f (plural canghennau)
- branch
- bough
Derived terms
- canghennog (“branching; bearing branches”)
- canghennu (“to branch”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cangen | gangen | nghangen | changen |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 101 iii (2)
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cangen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies