ceinach

Welsh

Etymology

Derived from the otherwise unattested Proto-Celtic *kasnī, suffixed with what was the feminine form of *-ākos.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkei̯naχ/

Noun

ceinach f (plural ceinachod or ceinych)

  1. hare, rabbit

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
ceinach geinach ngheinach cheinach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009), “kasni-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 192
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