cethr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kethr, from Proto-Brythonic *keθr, *kentr, from Latin centrum (“centre”). Compare Breton kentr.

Pronunciation

(South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /kɛθr/

Noun

cethr f (plural cethrau)

spike, pin, nail

Synonyms

hoelen

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cethr	gethr	nghethr	chethr
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), “cethr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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