keuen
Middle Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kebno- (“back”), from Pre-Celtic *kebn-, which could be related to *kambos (“crooked, bent”).[1] Related to Breton kein (“back”), Cornish keyn (“back”), Gaulish Cebenna (“ridge, height”) (whence French Cévennes).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈke.ven/
Descendants
- Welsh: cefn
Mutation
| Middle Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Soft | Nasal | Aspirate |
| keuen | geuen | keuen / cheuen pronounced with /ŋ̊-/ | cheuen |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- The Journal of Celtic Studies. (1958). United States: Temple University at the Waverly Press, p. 3
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