pennach

Welsh

Adjective

pennach

  1. (obsolete) comparative degree of pen

Usage notes

Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru documents examples of this form in Middle Welsh and in the modern language from the 17th and 18th centuries,[1] however only the superlative degree of comparison pennaf is in use today.[2] [3]

Mutation

Mutated forms of pennach
radical soft nasal aspirate
pennach bennach mhennach phennach

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

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Bruce Griffiths; Dafydd Glyn Jones (1995), “Morffoleg y Gymraeg”, in Geiriadur yr Academi‎[1], archived from the original on 21 August 2025, Comparative forms formed from nouns
  3. ^ Peter Wyn Thomas (1996), “4. Yr Ymadrodd Enwol”, in Gramadeg y Gymraeg‎[2] (in Welsh), Cardiff: University of Wales Press, retrieved 21 August 2025, pages 228-229
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