ceinach
Welsh
Etymology
From *cein + -ach,[1] derived from an otherwise unattested Proto-Celtic *kasnī,[2] from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂s-n-. Cognates include Old Prussian sasnis (“hare”), Pashto سوی (soe, “hare”) and Sanskrit शश (śaśa, “hare”)), Proto-Germanic *hasô (“hare”) (whence English hare), Latin cānus (“white”), cascus (“old”).
Related to Welsh cannu (“to whiten”). Thus ceinach originally meant "(the) grey/white one".[3]
Pronunciation
Noun
ceinach f (plural ceinachod or ceinych)
- (archaic) hare
- Synonym: ysgyfarnog
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
ceinach | geinach | ngheinach | cheinach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ceinach”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “kasni-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 192
- ^ https://www.academia.edu/428962/Against_a_Proto-Indo-European_phoneme_a