gwâv

Cornish

Alternative forms

• gwav (Standard Written Form)

Etymology

From Old Cornish goyf, from Proto-Celtic *gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem-. Celtic cognates include Breton goañv, Welsh gaeaf, Old Irish gam (Irish geimhreadh). Indo-European cognates include Latin hiems, Ancient Greek χεῖμα (kheîma), Old Church Slavonic зима (zima), Sanskrit हिम (hima).

Noun

gwâv m (plural gwavow)

1. (Standard Cornish) winter

See also

(season): Previous: kynnyav. Next: gwenton.