tenau

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *tanauyos (compare Old Irish tanae), from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us (compare Ancient Greek ταναός (tanaós, “outstretched, tall”), Latin tenuis, Old Norse þunnr).

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) (standard) IPA(key): /ˈtɛnaɨ̯/
    • (North Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈtɛnɛ/, /ˈtɛna/
  • (South Wales) (standard) IPA(key): /ˈteːnai̯/, /ˈtɛnai̯/
    • (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈteːnɛ/, /ˈtɛnɛ/

Adjective

tenau (feminine singular tenau, plural tenau, equative teneued, comparative teneuach, superlative teneuaf)

  1. thin, slender
  2. watery, thin
  3. scarce, rare

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
tenau denau nhenau thenau
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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