amcan

Welsh

Etymology

Equivalent to am- +‎ an element derived from Proto-Indo-European *skey-.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈamkan/

Noun

amcan m (plural amcanion)

  1. idea, notion, guess
  2. intention, purpose

Derived terms
  • ar amcan (“at random”)
  • amcangyfrif (“estimate”)
  • amcanu (“to intend”)
  • amcanus (“skillful, likely, purposed”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalh-prothesis
amcan unchanged unchanged hamcan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i (4)

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