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carthen

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See also: Carthen

Welsh

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Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cy
Carthen ar wely
Carthenni Cymreig

Etymology

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From carth (coarse cloth) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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carthen f (plural carthenni or carthennau)

  1. any sheet, blanket, cloak, etc. made of woven coarse cloth, a Welsh blanket
  2. by extension a ship’s sail

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of carthen
radical soft nasal aspirate
carthen garthen ngharthen charthen

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

Further reading

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