cafn

Welsh

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to scratch”). Cognate with Cornish kawn, Latin scabo (“to scrape”) and Ancient Greek σκάφος (skáphos, “ship's hull”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales, South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /kavn/, [ˈkʰavn̩]
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkaːvan/, /ˈkavan/
Rhymes: -avn

Noun

cafn m (plural cafnau)

trough, vat
Synonyms: cerwyn, casgen, twb
gutter, conduit
Synonyms: cwter, ceuffos, clawdd

Related terms

(North Wales) lander (“roof gutter”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *cafn*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cafn	gafn	nghafn	chafn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “gutter”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cafn”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cafn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies