gwae

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Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wai. Cognate with Old Irish fae

Noun

gwae m or f (plural gwaeau)

  1. woe, misery

Mutation

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

References

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