can-

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Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *kanta-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-teh₂, from *ḱóm.[1] Related to gan (with) and cognate with Ancient Greek κατά (katá, against; downwards).[2]

Pronunciation

Prefix

can-

  1. with, after
    can- + ‎llaw (hand) → ‎canllaw (rail, guide)
    can- + ‎glynu (to adhere, to stick) → ‎canlyn (to follow, to pursure)
    can- + ‎dal (to hold, to catch) → ‎cynnal (to hold, to maintain)

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of can-
radical soft nasal aspirate
can- gan- nghan- chan-

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i (7)
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “can-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies