keuen
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]keuen
Middle Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *kebno- (“back”), from Pre-Celtic *kebn-, which could be related to *kambos (“crooked, bent”).[1] Related to Breton kein (“back”), Cornish keyn (“back”), Gaulish Cebenna (“ridge, height”) (whence French Cévennes).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]keuen m (plural kefneu)
Descendants
[edit]- Welsh: cefn
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| keuen | geuen | keuen / cheuen pronounced with /ŋ̊-/ |
cheuen |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Middle Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ The Journal of Celtic Studies. (1958). United States: Temple University at the Waverly Press, p. 3