gwas
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See also: GWAS
Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Welsh gwas, from Old Welsh guas, from Proto-Brythonic *gwass, from Proto-Celtic *uɸostos (“servant”). Compare Breton gwaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gwas m (plural gweision)
- servant
- lad, boy
- best man (attendant to the groom at a wedding)
- Synonym: gwas priodas
Derived terms[edit]
- caethwas (“slave”)
- gwas priodas (“best man”)
- gwas y neidr (“dragonfly”)
- (literary) gwas y weilgi (“albatross”)
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
gwas | was | ngwas | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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 with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/aːs
- Rhymes:Welsh/aːs/1 syllable
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh nouns
- Welsh countable nouns
- Welsh masculine nouns
- cy:Male
- cy:People