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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, masculine march)
- mare
- hackle, hatchel
- Synonyms: heislan, heisyllt
Hypernyms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “keng-o”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 200