draenog
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from draen (“prickle, thorn”), from Proto-Celtic *dragino-. Cognate with Breton draeneg.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdrɑːɨ̯nɔɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdrai̯nɔɡ/
Noun[edit]
draenog m (plural draenogod or draenogiaid, diminutive draenogyn)
Derived terms[edit]
- cadw draenog yn boced un (“to be tightfisted, mean with money”, literally “to keep a hedgehog in one’s pocket”)
- draenogrwydd m
- draenog y môr m
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| draenog | ddraenog | nraenog | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||