caen

See also: Caen

Galician

Verb

caen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of caer

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaen/ [ˈka.ẽn]
  • Rhymes: -aen
  • Syllabification: ca‧en

Verb

caen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of caer

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Possibly a derivative of Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“enclosure, field”),[1] with influence from haenu (“to stratify, put in layers”) and taenu (“to spread, sprinkle”).[2]

Noun

caen m (plural caenau)

  1. covering, coat, layer
  2. armour
Derived terms
  • argaen (“veneer”)
  • caenog (“armoured”)
  • caenu (“to coat”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms
  • caem (literary; first-person plural)
  • caent (literary; third-person plural)
  • celen (colloquial; South Wales)

Verb

caen

  1. first/third-person plural conditional colloquial of cael

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
caen gaen nghaen chaen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Schumacher, S. (2000). The Historical Morphology of the Welsh Verbal Noun. Ireland: Department of Old Irish, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, p. 204
  2. General Linguistics. (1956). United States: Pennsylvania State University Press, p. 22

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