cegin

See also: Cegin

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From Middle Welsh kegyn, from Proto-Brythonic *kögin (whence also Breton and Cornish kegin), from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna.[1]

    Noun

    cegin f (plural ceginau or ceginoedd)

    1. kitchen, cookroom
      “Mae'r bwyd yn barod ar fwrdd y gegin!” gwaeddod Mam. ― “The food is ready on the kitchen table!” shouted Mam.
    Derived terms
    • cegin orau (“parlour, sitting room”)
    • ceginaidd (“relating to the kitchen; ordinary”)
    • cegindy (“cookshop”)
    • ceginfa (“ ship's galley”)
    • ceginiaeth (“cookery, cuisine”)
    • ceginio (“to cook”)
    • ceginol (“culinary”)
    • ceginwaith (“kitchenwork”)
    • ceginwas, gwas cegin (“scullion, kitchen servant”)
    • ceginwr (“cook”)
    • gardd gegin (“kitchen garden”)

    Etymology 2

      Noun

      cegin m

      1. ridge of a hill
        Synonyms: cefn, trum
      Derived terms
      • cegindderw (“stunted oak trees; Jerusalem oak goosefoot; germander”)

      Mutation

      Mutated forms of cegin
      radical soft nasal aspirate
      cegin gegin nghegin chegin

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

      References

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