cadno
Welsh
Etymology
Probably from the personal name Cadno compounded of the element cad ("battle") and the suffix -no (ultimately from Proto-Celtic *gnāw- ("knowing") and found in such existing personal names as Beuno, Gwyddno, Tudno, etc.) on the model of French Reynard.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
cadno m (plural cadnoid or cadnoaid or cedny or cadnawod, feminine cadnawes or cadnöes)
Synonyms
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cadno | gadno | nghadno | chadno |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cadno”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (1994) Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn: pysgod, amffibiaid, ymlusgiaid, adar a mamaliaid [Vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 1)[1] (in Welsh), Tal-y-bont: Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 44