kennin

Cornish

Kennin

Etymology

From Old Cornish kenin, from Proto-Brythonic *kėnnin, from Proto-Celtic *kasnīnā. Cognate with Breton kignen and Welsh cennin (“leeks”).

Noun

kennin (collective, singulative keninen f)

1. bulbs of garlic, garlic plants

Derived terms

• kennin ewinek (“garlic”)
• kennin sevi (“chives”)
• kennin trihornek (“three cornered leeks”)
• koos-kennin (“broad-leafed garlic, ramsons”)

Mutation

Mutation of kennin

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
kennin	gennin	hennin	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Japanese

Romanization

kennin

1. Rōmaji transcription of けんにん

Scots

Verb

kennin

1. present participle of ken