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/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnaɨ̯

Adjective

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

  1. thin, slender
    Synonym: main
  2. watery, thin
  3. scarce, rare
    Synonym: prin

Derived terms

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

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tenau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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