penfain
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pen (“head”) + main (“slender, narrow”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]penfain (feminine singular penfain, plural penfeinon or penfeinion, equative mor benfain, comparative mwy penfain, superlative mwyaf penfain)
Derived terms
[edit]- gwyniad penfain (“grayling”)
- rhonwellt penfain (“smaller cat's-tail”)
- tŵr penfain (“spire, pyramid”)
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
penfain | benfain | mhenfain | phenfain |
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), “penfain”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies