cadno
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Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from the personal name Cadno compounded of the element cad ("battle") and the suffix -no (ultimately from Proto-Celtic *gnāw- ("knowing") and found in such existing personal names as Beuno, Gwyddno, Tudno, etc.) on the model of French Reynard.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cadno m (plural cadnoaid or cadnoid or cedny or cadnawod, feminine cadnawes or cadnöes)
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- ci cadno (“foxhound”)
- cynffon y cadno (“meadow foxtail”)
- chwarae cŵn cadno (“to play hide-and-seek”)
- rhedyn (y) cadno (“male ferns”)
- rhonwellt y cadno (“foxtail grass”)
- stôl ganddo (“fox-and-geese board game”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| cadno | gadno | nghadno | chadno |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cadno”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (1994) Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn: pysgod, amffibiaid, ymlusgiaid, adar a mamaliaid [Vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 1)[1] (in Welsh), Tal-y-bont: Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 44