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Welsh
Etymology
From Old Welsh penkenedel. By surface analysis, pen (“head”) + cenedl (“kindred”).
Noun
pencenedl m (plural pennau cenedl)
- head of a kindred (in the Welsh laws)
- head of a family or house
- governor of a country
- progenitor, ancestor
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), “pencenedl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies