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geni.

to be born

4 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɡɛnɪ/North-Wales/ˈɡeːni/South-Wales/ˈɡɛni/South-Wales
  1. to be born

    impersonal
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh geny, from Proto-Brythonic *gėnjed, from Proto-Celtic *ganyetor, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁-yé-tor.

noun/ˈɡɛnɪ/North-Wales/ˈɡeːni/South-Wales/ˈɡɛni/South-Wales
  1. birth

    masculine · uncountable
    dyddiad geni
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh geny, from Proto-Brythonic *gėnjed, from Proto-Celtic *ganyetor, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁-yé-tor.

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