tenau
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈtɛnaɨ̯/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈtɛnɛ/, /ˈtɛna/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈteːnai̯/, /ˈtɛnai̯/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈteːnɛ/, /ˈtɛnɛ/
- Rhymes: -ɛnaɨ̯
Adjective
[edit]tenau (feminine singular tenau, plural teneuon, equative teneued, comparative teneuach, superlative teneuaf)
Derived terms
[edit]- teneuwe (“gauze, film”)
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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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. |
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tenau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies