cethr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kethr, from Proto-Brythonic *keθr, *kentr, from Latin centrum (“centre”). Compare Breton kentr.

Pronunciation

• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /kɛθr/

Noun

cethr f (plural cethrau)

1. spike, pin, nail

Synonyms

• hoelen

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cethr	gethr	nghethr	chethr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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