gwanwyn
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh gwaeanhwyn, from Old Welsh guiannuin, from Proto-Brythonic *wesantēnos (compare Cornish gwenton), enlargement of Proto-Celtic *wesantos, oblique case of *wesr- (compare Irish earrach), from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (compare Latin vēr, Lithuanian vãsara, Polish wiosna, Sanskrit वसन्त (vasantá, “spring”), वसर् (vasar, “in the morning”, adverb)).
Pronunciation
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Noun
gwanwyn m (plural gwanwynau or gwanwyni)
See also
Seasons in Welsh · tymhorau (layout · text) · category | |||
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gwanwyn (“spring”) | haf (“summer”) | hydref (“autumn”) | gaeaf (“winter”) |
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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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
- 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
Categories:
- Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms inherited from Old Welsh
- Welsh terms derived from Old Welsh
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh nouns
- Welsh countable nouns
- Welsh masculine nouns
- cy:Seasons