canrhi

Welsh

Etymology

From can (“hundred”) +‎ rhif (“number”). Calque of Latin centuria (“century”), due to confusion between this and centaurea (“centaury”). Doublet of canrif.

Noun

canrhi f (countable)

  1. centaury (flowering plant of the genus Centaurea)

Hyponyms

  • y ganrhi barhaol (“perennial centaury”)
  • y ganrhi felen (“yellow centaury”)
  • y ganrhi goch (“common centaury”)
  • y ganrhi goch arfor (“seaside centaury”)
  • y ganrhi goch fach (“lesser centaury”)
  • y ganrhi goch fain (“slender centaury”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of canrhi
radical soft nasal aspirate
canrhi ganrhi nghanrhi chanrhi

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

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “canrhi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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