canolig
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kaˈnɔlɪɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kaˈnoːlɪɡ/, /kaˈnɔlɪɡ/
Etymology 1
From cant + -ol + -ig.
Adjective
canolig (feminine singular canolig, plural canolig)
- stallfed
Alternative forms
- canholig
Etymology 2
From canol + -ig.
Adjective
canolig (feminine singular canolig, plural canolig)
- central, mean; moderate, middling; intermediate
- basic, essential, central
- indifferent, unimportant; impartial, disinterested; mediocre, fair
- (phonology) of medium quantity (of vowels); voiced mute (of consonant)
- (grammar) middle voiced, neuter (of verbs); accusative, neuter (of nouns)
- average, mean
- grooved, channelled (of sword)
Alternative forms
- cenolig
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| canolig | ganolig | nghanolig | chanolig |
| 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), “canolig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies