cangen
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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)
Derived terms
- canghennog (“branching; bearing branches”)
- canghennu (“to branch”)
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 101 iii (2)
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