carthen

== Welsh == === Etymology === From carth (“coarse cloth”) +‎ -en. === Pronunciation === (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkarθɛn/ (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkarθan/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkarθɛn/ Rhymes: -arθɛn === Noun === carthen f (plural carthenni or carthennau) any sheet, blanket, cloak, etc. made of woven coarse cloth, a Welsh blanket by extension a ship’s sail ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “carthen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies