cnaif

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Welsh

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Irish cnaí (gnawing).

Noun

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cnaif m (plural cneifion or cneifiau)

  1. shearing
  2. (Southwest) fleece

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cnaif gnaif nghnaif chnaif
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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