carthen

See also: Carthen

Welsh
Carthen ar wely
Carthenni Cymreig

Etymology

From carth (“coarse cloth”) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

Noun

carthen f (plural carthenni or carthennau)

  1. any sheet, blanket, cloak, etc. made of woven coarse cloth, a Welsh blanket
  2. by extension a ship’s sail

Derived terms
  • carthen blu (“feather blanket”)
  • carthen nithio (“winnowing sheet”)
  • carthen odyn (“kiln cloth”)
  • carthen rawn (“hair cloth, kiln cloth”)
  • carthenna (“to haul a net of coarse cloth instead of the customary net across a river”)
  • carthennwyl (“sail”)
  • gweu'r garthen (“"weaving the blanket" (a card game)”)
  • gwynt carthen (“breeze created by shaking a blanket, a preacher’s artificial eloquence”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
carthen garthen ngharthen charthen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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