cnaif

Welsh

Etymology

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

Noun

cnaif m (plural cneifion or cneifiau)

1. shearing
2. (Southwest) fleece

Derived terms

• cneifio, cneifyn

Mutation

Mutated forms of cnaif

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cnaif	gnaif	nghnaif	chnaif

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), “cnaif”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies