cegin

See also: Cegin

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh kegyn, from Proto-Brythonic *kögin (whence also Breton and Cornish kegin), from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna.[1]

Noun

cegin f (plural ceginau or ceginoedd)

  1. kitchen, cookroom
    “Mae'r bwyd yn barod ar fwrdd y gegin!” gwaeddod Mam. ― “The food is ready on the kitchen table!” shouted Mam.
Derived terms
  • cegin orau (“parlour, sitting room”)
  • ceginaidd (“relating to the kitchen; ordinary”)
  • cegindy (“cookshop”)
  • ceginfa (“ ship's galley”)
  • ceginiaeth (“cookery, cuisine”)
  • ceginio (“to cook”)
  • ceginol (“culinary”)
  • ceginwaith (“kitchenwork”)
  • ceginwas, gwas cegin (“scullion, kitchen servant”)
  • ceginwr (“cook”)
  • gardd gegin (“kitchen garden”)

Etymology 2

Noun

cegin m

  1. ridge of a hill
    Synonyms: cefn, trum
Derived terms
  • cegindderw (“stunted oak trees; Jerusalem oak goosefoot; germander”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cegin
radical soft nasal aspirate
cegin gegin nghegin chegin

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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