gwenwyn

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwenwyn, from Proto-Brythonic *gwenuɨn (compare Old Cornish guenoin(reiat)), from Latin venēnum.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɛnwɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡweːnʊi̯n/, /ˈɡwɛnʊi̯n/, /ˈɡwɛnwɪn/

Noun

gwenwyn m (plural gwenwynau)

1. poison (substance harmful to a living organism), venom

Derived terms

• gwenwyn gwaed m (“blood poisoning”)
• gwenwynig (“poisonous”, adjective)
• gwenwyno (“poison”, verb)

Mutation

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