nant
See also: nänt
Latin
Verb
nant
- 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)
Synonyms
- (brook): ffrwd
Etymology 2
Noun
nant
- Nasal mutation of dant.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| dant | ddant | nant | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- “nant”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 283
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