pencenedl

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh penkenedel; synchronically, pen (“head”) +‎ cenedl (“kindred”).

Noun

pencenedl m (plural pennau cenedl)

  1. head of a kindred (in the Welsh laws)
  2. head of a family or house
  3. governor of a country
  4. progenitor, ancestor

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
pencenedl bencenedl mhencenedl phencenedl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “pencenedl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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