adnau

Welsh

Etymology

Cognate with Old Irish aithne (“entrusting, thing entrusted”).

Pronunciation

Noun

adnau m (plural adneuon)

  1. (banking) deposit
  2. (housing) security deposit

Derived terms

  • ar adnau (“on deposit, entrusted for safe keeping”)
  • adnau bancwyr (“bankers' deposit”)
  • adneuo (“to deposit”)
  • bond adnau (“deposit bond”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of adnau
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
adnau unchanged unchanged hadnau

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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