keuen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

keuen

  1. plural of keu

Middle Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kebno- (“back”), from Pre-Celtic *kebn-, which could be related to *kambos (“crooked, bent”).[1] Related to Breton kein (“back”), Cornish keyn (“back”), Gaulish Cebenna (“ridge, height”) (whence French Cévennes).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈke.ven/

Noun

keuen m (plural kefneu)

  1. back

Descendants

  • Welsh: cefn

Mutation

Mutated forms of keuen
radical soft nasal aspirate
keuen geuen keuen / cheuen
pronounced with /ŋ̊-/		 cheuen

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

References

  1. ^ The Journal of Celtic Studies. (1958). United States: Temple University at the Waverly Press, p. 3
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