nant

See also: nänt

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

nant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of nō

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nant/

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh nant, from Proto-Brythonic *nant, from Proto-Celtic *nantos, *nantus (“stream, valley”).

Noun

nant f (plural nentydd, not mutable)

  1. brook, stream
    Synonyms: afonig, ffrwd
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

nant

  1. nasal mutation of dant

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nant”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 283

Mutation

Mutated forms of dant
radical soft nasal aspirate
dant ddant nant unchanged

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

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