nant

See also: nänt

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

nant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of nō

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nant/

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh nant, from Proto-Brythonic *nant, from Proto-Celtic *nantos, *nantus (“stream, valley”).

Noun

nant f (plural nentydd, not mutable)

  1. brook, stream
    Synonyms: afonig, ffrwd

Noun

nant

  1. Nasal mutation of dant.

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nant”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 283

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dant ddant nant unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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