cenadeiniog

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From cen (scale(s)) +‎ adeiniog (winged) (calque of lepidopteran).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɛnaˈdei̯njɔɡ/

Adjective

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cenadeiniog (feminine singular cenadeiniog, plural cenadeiniog, equative mor genadeiniog, comparative mwy cenadeiniog, superlative mwyaf cenadeiniog)

  1. lepidopteran

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cenadeiniog genadeiniog nghenadeiniog chenadeiniog
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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Geiriadur yr Academi (Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru, 1995), p. 812)