cadno

Welsh

Alternative forms

• canddo

Etymology

Probably from the personal name Cadno compounded of the element cad ("battle") and the suffix -no (ultimately from Proto-Celtic *gnāw- ("knowing") and found in such existing personal names as Beuno, Gwyddno, Tudno, etc.) on the model of French Reynard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkadnɔ/

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Noun

cadno m (plural cadnoaid or cadnoid or cedny or cadnawod, feminine cadnawes or cadnöes)

1. (South Wales) fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Synonyms

• (North Wales) llwynog
• madyn
• pryf coch

Derived terms

• ci cadno (“foxhound”)
• cynffon y cadno (“meadow foxtail”)
• chwarae cŵn cadno (“to play hide-and-seek”)
• rhedyn (y) cadno (“male ferns”)
• rhonwellt y cadno (“foxtail grass”)
• stôl ganddo (“fox-and-geese board game”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of cadno

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cadno	gadno	nghadno	chadno

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