ennaint
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]GPC reconstructs Proto-Celtic *ande-nigantyom, from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ- (“to wash”), while Schumacher reconstructs Proto-Celtic *ande-antyom, derived from the Celtic root *am- (“to wash”).[1]
Noun
[edit]ennaint m (plural eneiniau)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ennaint | unchanged | unchanged | hennaint |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Schulze-Thulin, Britta (2004) Die keltischen Primärverben: ein vergleichendes, etymologisches und morphologisches Lexikon [The Celtic Primary Verbs: A comparative, etymological and morphological lexicon] (Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft; 110) (in German), Innsbruck: Institut für Sprachen und Literaturen der Universität Innsbruck, →ISBN, page 195
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ennaint”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies