ceiniog

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh kenyawc, keinhauc (“penny”). Perhaps ultimately related to cant (“circle, rim, hoop”). === Pronunciation === (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkei̯njɔɡ/ (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkei̯njɔɡ/ (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkei̯nɔɡ/, /ˈkiːnɔɡ/ === Noun === ceiniog f (plural ceiniogau) a penny, a cent (historical) a penny of 24 or 32 grains of silver ==== Derived terms ==== ceinioca (“to beg for pennies”) ceiniog cwta (Middle Welsh keynyauc cotta) ceiniog cyfreith (Middle Welsh keynyauc kefreyth) ceinioglys (“moneywort”) ==== Related terms ==== punt (“pound”) ==== See also ==== ffyrling (“farthing”) dimai (“halfpenny”) dwygeiniog (“twopence, tuppence”) chwecheiniog (“sixpence”) swllt (“shilling”) hanner coron (“half-crown”) coron (“crown”) sofren (“sovereign”) gini (“guinea”) === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “ceiniog”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “ceiniog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies