cadw

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Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kat-wo-, from Proto-Indo-European *kadʰ- (to protect). Cognate with English hat, English heed, Latin cassis.

Pronunciation

Verb

cadw (first-person singular present cadwaf)

  1. to keep
  2. to book (reserve)
  3. (computing) to save

Conjugation

  • Alternative third-person singular subjunctive (literary): cato

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cadw gadw nghadw chadw
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 202 v

Further reading

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