cegin

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Welsh[edit]

cegin

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Welsh kegyn, from Proto-Brythonic *kėgin (whence also Breton and Cornish kegin), from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛɡɪn/, (South Wales also) /ˈkeːɡɪn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡɪn

Noun[edit]

cegin f (plural ceginau or ceginoedd)

  1. kitchen, cookroom

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cegin gegin nghegin chegin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

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