cangen

Welsh

Etymology

From cangau, plural of cainc (“branch”) (from Proto-Celtic *kankā^[1]), +‎ -en (singulative suffix).^[2]

Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkaŋɛn/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkaŋan/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkaŋɛn/

Noun

cangen f (plural canghennau)

branch
bough

Derived terms

canghennog (“branching; bearing branches”)
canghennu (“to branch”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *cangen*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cangen	gangen	nghangen	changen

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

References

^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 101 iii (2)
^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cangen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies