gwanwyn

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh gwaeanhwyn, from Old Welsh guiannuin, from Proto-Brythonic *gwehantuɨn (compare Cornish gwenton), enlargement of Proto-Celtic *wesantos, oblique case of *wesr- (compare Irish earrach), from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (compare Latin vēr, Polish wiosna, Lithuanian vãsara (summer), Sanskrit वसन्त (vasantá, spring), वसर् (vasar, in the morning, adverb)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gwanwyn m (plural gwanwynau or gwanwyni)

  1. spring, springtime

Derived terms

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See also

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Seasons in Welsh · tymhorau (layout · text) · category
gwanwyn (spring) haf (summer) hydref (autumn) gaeaf (winter)

Mutation

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

References

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