cangen

Welsh

Etymology

From cangau, plural of cainc (“branch”) (from Proto-Celtic *kankā), +‎ -en (singulative suffix).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkaŋɛn/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkaŋan/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkaŋɛn/

Noun

cangen f (plural canghennau)

1. branch
2. bough

Derived terms

• canghennog (“branching; bearing branches”)
• canghennu (“to branch”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cangen

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cangen	gangen	nghangen	changen

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