gweddw

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Welsh gweðw, from Proto-Brythonic *gweðw, from Proto-Celtic *widwā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gweddw f (plural gweddwon)

  1. widow

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gweddw weddw ngweddw unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gweddw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies