cnau

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *know, from Proto-Celtic *knūs. Compare English nut, Latin nux.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /knaɨ̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /knai̯/
• Rhymes: -aɨ̯

Noun

cnau f (collective, singulative cneuen)

1. nuts

Derived terms

• cnau cyll (“hazelnuts”)
• cnau Ffrengig (“Walnuts”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cnau	gnau	nghnau	chnau
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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