gwenwyn
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Welsh gwenwyn, from Proto-Brythonic *gwenuɨn (compare Old Cornish guenoin(reiat)), from Latin venēnum.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛnwɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡweːnʊi̯n/, /ˈɡwɛnʊi̯n/, /ˈɡwɛnwɪn/
Noun[edit]
gwenwyn m (plural gwenwynau)
Derived terms[edit]
- gwenwyn gwaed m (“blood poisoning”)
- gwenwynig (“poisonous”, adjective)
- gwenwyno (“poison”, verb)
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
gwenwyn | wenwyn | ngwenwyn | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |