caseg

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kanxstikā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱonḱ-, *ḱonk- (“horse”); compare Dutch hengst (“stallion”), Lithuanian šankùs (“nimble”), Persian خنگ (xeng, “gray horse”).[1] Matasović also compares this word to Proto-Celtic *kengeti (“to step”).[2]

Noun

caseg f (plural cesig)

  1. mare
  2. hackle, hatchel
    Synonyms: heislan, heisyllt

Hypernyms

Coordinate terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
caseg gaseg nghaseg chaseg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “caseg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “keng-o”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 200
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