cnau

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

cnau f (collective, singulative cneuen)

  1. nuts

Derived terms

  • cnau adeiniog (wingnuts (fruit))
  • cnau almond, cnau Groegaidd (almonds)
  • cnau castan, cnau castanwydd, cnau gardd (chestnuts)
  • cnau ceffyllau, cnau cyffylog, (North Wales) cnau coblo (horse chestnuts, conkers)
  • cnau coco (cocoa nuts)
  • cnau codog, cnau aur onnenddail (bladdernuts)
  • cnau cyll, cnau collen, cnau barfog, cnau bychain, cnau'r Ysbaen (hazelnuts)
  • cnau dŵr (water chesnuts)
  • cnau ffawydd (beech mast)
  • cnau Ffrengig (walnuts)
  • cnau gweigion (idle pursuit, literally empty nuts)
  • cnau mwnci (monkeynuts)
  • (obsolete) cnau peatus (peaches)
  • cnau pecan (pecan nuts)
  • cnau pistasio (pistachio nuts)
  • cnau'r ddaear, cnau'r moch (pignuts, earthnuts)
  • cnau'r forddwydydd (pope's eyes (glands))
  • cnau'r India, cnau pen, cnau'r màs, pergnau (nutmegs)
  • cneua (to gather nuts)
  • delor cnau (nuthatch)
  • gefail gnau, melin gnau (nutcracker (tool))
  • gwyfyn cnau stôr (stored nut moth)
  • hoelen cnau (nut disco fungus)
  • malwr cnau, aderyn y cnau, brân y cnau (nutcracker (bird))
  • mor iach â’r gneuen, cyn iached â’r gneuen (fit as a fiddle, literally healthy as a nut)
  • pren cnau (hazel tree)
  • tegyll brau blas cnau (nutty brittlegill)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cnau
radical soft nasal aspirate
cnau gnau nghnau chnau

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), “cnau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies