caen

See also: Caen

Galician

Verb

caen

1. third-person plural present indicative of caer

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaen/ [ˈka.ẽn]
• Rhymes: -aen
• Syllabification: ca‧en

Verb

caen

1. third-person plural present indicative of caer

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /kaːɨ̯n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kai̯n/

Etymology 1

Possibly a derivative of Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“enclosure, field”), with influence from haenu (“to stratify, put in layers”) and taenu (“to spread, sprinkle”). Alternatively from Proto-Celtic *kagnā, from a Proto-Indo-European n-stem seen also in Proto-Germanic *hagô (English haw (“hawthorn, hedge”), Dutch haag (“hedge”), Icelandic hagi (“pasture”); possibly also English hatch). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

caen m (plural caenau)

1. covering, coat, layer
2. armour

Derived terms

• argaen (“veneer”)
• caenog (“armoured”)
• caenu (“to coat”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• caem (literary; first-person plural)
• caent (literary; third-person plural)
• celen (colloquial; South Wales)

Verb

caen

1. first/third-person plural conditional colloquial of cael

Mutation

Mutated forms of caen

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
caen	gaen	nghaen	chaen

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

Further reading

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