cennin

Welsh

Etymology

Old Welsh cennin, from Proto-Celtic *kasnīnā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛnɪn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnɪn

Noun

cennin (plural, singular cenhinen f)

  1. leeks
  2. daffodils
    Synonym: cennin Pedr

Derived terms

  • cennin ewinog (“garlic”, literally “cloven leeks”)
  • cennin gwyllt (“wild leeks”)
  • cennin Pedr (“daffodils”, literally “Peter's leeks”), cennin y gwinwydd (literally “leeks of the vine”)
  • cennin syfi (“chives”)
  • cennin trilliw (“field pansy”, literally “tricoloured leeks”)
  • cennin y brain (“wild hyacinths”, literally “crow leeks”)
  • gwyfyn cennin (“leek moth”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cennin
radical soft nasal aspirate
cennin gennin nghennin chennin

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cennin”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cennin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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