nant

See also: nänt

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /nant/, [nän̪t̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /nant/, [nän̪t̪]

Verb

nant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of nō

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nant/

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh nant, from Proto-Brythonic *nant, from Proto-Celtic *nantos, *nantus (“stream, valley”).

Noun

nant f (plural nentydd, not mutable)

1. brook, stream

   Synonyms: afonig, ffrwd

Etymology 2

Noun

nant

1. Nasal mutation of dant.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nant”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 283

Mutation

Mutated forms of dant

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dant	ddant	nant	unchanged

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