cadno

Welsh

Alternative forms

canddo

Etymology

Probably from the personal name Cadno, cf. French renard.^[1] From cad (“battle”) and the suffix -no. The suffix is ultimately from Proto-Celtic *gnāw- (“know”), and found in personal names as Beuno, Gwyddno, Tudno.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkadnɔ/
Audio: (file)

Noun

cadno m (plural cadnoaid or cadnoid or cedny or cadnawod, feminine cadnawes or cadnöes)

(South Wales) fox (Vulpes vulpes)^[2]

Synonyms

(North Wales) llwynog
madog
madyn
pryf coch

Derived terms

ci cadno (“foxhound”)
cynffon y cadno (“meadow foxtail”)
chwarae cŵn cadno (“to play hide-and-seek”)
rhedyn (y) cadno (“male ferns”)
rhonwellt y cadno (“foxtail grass”)
stôl ganddo (“fox-and-geese board game”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *cadno*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cadno	gadno	nghadno	chadno

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), “cadno”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (1994) Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn: pysgod, amffibiaid, ymlusgiaid, adar a mamaliaid [Vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 1)‎^[1] (in Welsh), Tal-y-bont: Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 44

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

[2] Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (1994) Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn: pysgod, amffibiaid, ymlusgiaid, adar a mamaliaid [Vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 1)‎^[1] (in Welsh), Tal-y-bont: Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 44

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