genau-goeg

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Compound consisting of genau (mouth) +‎ coeg (vain, empty, false) in reference to its mouth being narrower than that of a snake and without the bite or venom.

Noun

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genau-goeg f (plural genau-goegion)

  1. lizard
  2. newt

Synonyms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of genau-goeg
radical soft nasal aspirate
genau-goeg enau-goeg ngenau-goeg unchanged

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

References

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