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Welsh
Etymology
From cenedl (“generation”) + -aeth.
Pronunciation
Noun
cenhedlaeth f (plural cenedlaethau)
- generation
Usage notes
- Note that in the modern language, the adjectival form cenedlaethol means "national" and so derives from an archaic meaning of cenhedlaeth as "nation". The contemporary word for "nation" is cenedl.
Mutation
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cenhedlaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies