nant

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See also: nänt

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

nant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Welsh nant, from Proto-Brythonic *nant, from Proto-Celtic *nantos, *nantus (stream, valley).

Noun[edit]

nant f (plural nentydd, not mutable)

  1. brook, stream
    Synonyms: afonig, ffrwd

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

nant

  1. Nasal mutation of dant.

References[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nant”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 283

Mutation[edit]

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