gwib

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to oscillate, swing”). Cognate with Latin vibrō and English whip.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwiːb/
• Rhymes: -iːb

Noun

gwib f or m (plural gwibiau)

1. rush

   Synonym: rhuthr

2. sprint

   Synonym: hedfa

3. run (before a jump)
4. sudden attack, raid

   Synonym: cyrch

5. act of wandering, wander, jaunt

   Synonyms: crwydr, crwydriad

6. (figurative, by extension) whim, fad

   Synonyms: chwiw, mympwy

Derived terms

• ar wib (“wandering, on the prowl; in a rush”)
• cymryd gwib (“to take a running jump”)
• gwibiog, gwibiol (“flitting, dashing, erratic”)
• naid wib (“running jump”)

 

Adjective

gwib (feminine singular gwib, plural gwibion, equative gwibed, comparative gwibach, superlative gwibaf)

1. wandering, roving

   Synonyms: crwydr, disberod, gwibiog, gwibiol, cyfeiliorn

2. quick, swift, dashing 

   Synonyms: cyflym, gwibiog, gwibiol, ebrwydd, sydyn

Derived terms

• dipton wib (“type of diphthong in Welsh, characterised by restrictions on rhyming”)
• gwibredyn (“hard ferns”)
• Iddew Gwib (“Wandering Jew”)
• sêr gwib (“shooting stars”)

 

Mutation

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