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cae.

field, enclosure

3 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaːɨ̯/North-Wales/kai̯/South-Wales, colloquial, standard/kaː/South-Wales, colloquial

  1. field, enclosure

    masculine

  2. pitch

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh kay (“hedge; enclosure”), from Proto-Brythonic *kaɨ, from Proto-Celtic *kagyom. Compare Cornish ke, Breton kae, Old Irish caí; also Latin cohum, English haw. See also cau and caer.

verb/kaːɨ̯/North-Wales/kai̯/South-Wales, colloquial, standard/kaː/South-Wales, colloquial

  1. third-person singular present indicative/future of cau

    literary
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh kay (“hedge; enclosure”), from Proto-Brythonic *kaɨ, from Proto-Celtic *kagyom. Compare Cornish ke, Breton kae, Old Irish caí; also Latin cohum, English haw. See also cau and caer.

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