talcen

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *talo-. Cognate with Cornish tal, toal, Breton tal, talbenn.

Pronunciation

Noun

talcen m (plural talcennau or talcenni)

  1. (anatomy) forehead
  2. (architecture) gable

Derived terms

  • talcengoch (“red-fronted”)
  • talcen tŷ
  • talcenbiws (“purple-fronted”)
  • talcenddu (“black-fronted”)
  • talcenfelyn (“yellow-fronted”)
  • talcenfrown (“brown-fronted”)
  • talcenfflam (“firey-fronted”)
  • talcenlas (“blue-fronted”)
  • talcenwinau (“chestnut-headed”)
  • talcenwyn (“white-fronted”)
  • talcenwyrdd (“green-fronted”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of talcen
radical soft nasal aspirate
talcen dalcen nhalcen thalcen

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

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