kegin

Breton

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkeːɡĩn/

Etymology 1

From Middle Breton quiguin. Cognate with Cornish and Middle Welsh kegin (“jay”).

Noun

kegin f (plural kegined)

  1. jay

Etymology 2

From Old Breton covin, from Proto-Brythonic *kögin (whence also Welsh cegin and Cornish kegin), from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna.

Noun

kegin f (plural keginoù)

  1. kitchen
Inflection
Mutation of kegin
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular kegin gegin c'hegin unchanged
plural keginoù geginoù c'heginoù unchanged

Cornish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Cornish cegin, from Old Cornish keghin, from Proto-Brythonic *kögin (whence also Welsh cegin and Breton kegin), from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna.

Noun

kegin f (plural keginow)

  1. kitchen
Derived terms
  • kegina (“cook”, verb)
  • keginer, keginores (“chef”)
  • keginieth (“cookery”)
  • lowarth kegin (“vegetable garden”)
  • toul kegin (“kitchen utensil”)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Breton and Middle Welsh kegin (“jay”).

Noun

kegin f (plural kegines)

  1. jay

Mutation

Mutation of kegin
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
kegin gegin hegin unchanged unchanged unchanged

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

Middle Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh cecin. Cognate with Breton and Cornish kegin (“jay”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkeɡin/

Noun

kegin f (plural keginet)

  1. woodpecker (Picidae), notably:
    1. green woodpecker (Picus viridis)
    2. great spotted woodpecker, witwall (Dendrocopos major)
  2. Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)

Descendants

  • ⇒ Welsh: cegid (alteration)

Mutation

Mutated forms of kegin
radical soft nasal aspirate
kegin gegin kegin / chegin
pronounced with /ŋ̊-/		 chegin

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

Further reading

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