Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *kat-wo-, from Proto-Indo-European *kadʰ- (to protect). Cognate with English hat, English heed, Latin cassis.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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cadw (first-person singular present cadwaf)

  1. to keep
  2. to book (reserve)
  3. (computing) to save

Conjugation

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  • Alternative third-person singular subjunctive (literary): cato

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of cadw
radical soft nasal aspirate
cadw gadw nghadw chadw

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

References

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  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 202 v

Further reading

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