cnud

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh cnut, from Proto-Brythonic *knʉd, from Proto-Celtic *knouto-.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /knɨːd/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kniːd/

Noun

cnud f (plural cnudoedd)

1. wolfpack; band, company, faction.

Derived terms

• pencnud (“leading wolf of pack”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cnud

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cnud	gnud	nghnud	chnud

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

References

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