tenau

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Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *tanauyos (compare Old Irish tanae), from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us (compare Ancient Greek ταναός (tanaós, outstretched, tall), Latin tenuis, Old Norse þunnr).

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 348: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-N" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 348: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "standard" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈtɛnaɨ̯/
    • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 348: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-N" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 348: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "colloquial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈtɛnɛ/, /ˈtɛna/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 348: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-S" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 348: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "standard" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈteːnai̯/, /ˈtɛnai̯/
    • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 348: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-S" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 348: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "colloquial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈteːnɛ/, /ˈtɛnɛ/

Adjective

tenau (feminine singular tenau, plural tenau, equative teneued, comparative teneuach, superlative teneuaf)

  1. thin, slender
  2. watery, thin
  3. scarce, rare

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tenau denau nhenau thenau
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.