geneth

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *genettā (“daughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛnɛθ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛnɛθ/, /ˈɡeːnɛθ/
• Rhymes: -ɛnɛθ

Noun

geneth f (plural genethod)

1. girl

Synonyms

• bachgennes
• hogan, hogen
• merch
• rhoces

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
geneth	eneth	ngeneth	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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