ceiniog
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Welsh kenyawc, keinhauc (“penny”). Perhaps ultimately related to cant (“circle, rim, hoop”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkei̯njɔɡ/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkei̯njɔɡ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkei̯nɔɡ/, /ˈkiːnɔɡ/
Noun[edit]
ceiniog f (plural ceiniogau)
- a penny, a cent
- (historical) a penny of 24 or 32 grains of silver
Derived terms[edit]
- ceiniog cwta (Middle Welsh keynyauc cotta)
- ceiniog cyfreith (Middle Welsh keynyauc kefreyth)
- ceinioglys (“moneywort”)
Related terms[edit]
- punt (“pound”)
See also[edit]
- ffyrling (“farthing”)
- dimai (“halfpenny”)
- dwygeiniog (“twopence, tuppence”)
- chwecheiniog (“sixpence”)
- swllt (“shilling”)
- hanner coron (“half-crown”)
- coron (“crown”)
- sofren (“sovereign”)
- gini (“guinea”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| ceiniog | geiniog | ngheiniog | cheiniog |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ceiniog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies