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cenedl.

nation

6 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɛnɛdl/North-Wales[ˈkʰɛnɛdl̩ˠ]North-Wales/ˈkeːnɛdl/South-Wales[ˈkʰeːnɛdl̩]South-Wales
  1. nation

    feminine
    Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon.
  2. tribe, clan, kindred

    archaic · feminine
  3. generation

    archaic · feminine
  4. sort, species, kind

    archaic · feminine
  5. ethnicity

    archaic · feminine
  6. gentile

    feminine
    1588, Y Beibl cyssegr-lan, Luc 2:29-32: Yr awr hon, Arglwydd, y gollyngi dy was mewn tangnefedd, yn ôl dy air: canys fy llygaid a welsant dy iachawdwriaeth, yr hon a baratoaist gerbron wyneb yr holl bobloedd; goleuni i oleuo y Cenhedloedd, a gogoniant dy bobl Israel. Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, according to Your word; for my eyes have seen Your salvation which You have prepared before the face of all peoples, a light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel.
  7. gender (of nouns, adjectives etc.)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh kenedyl, from Old Welsh kenedel (“kindred, family to the ninth degree of kinship”), from Proto-Brythonic *kenedl, from Proto-Celtic *kenetlom (“family”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken-.

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