maneg

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *maneg, from Latin manica. Cognate with Welsh maneg, Cornish manek, and more distantly Irish muinchille.

Noun

maneg f

  1. glove

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh manec, from Proto-Brythonic *maneg, from Latin manica. Cognate with Breton maneg, Cornish manek, and more distantly Irish muinchille.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈmanɛɡ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmaːnɛɡ/, /ˈmanɛɡ/
  • Rhymes: -anɛɡ

Noun

maneg f (plural menig)

  1. glove

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
maneg faneg unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "maneg" in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru (A Dictionary of the Welsh Language). University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014.
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