gwyniad

English

Etymology

From Welsh gwyniad, from gwyn (“white”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɪniːɑːɹd/

Noun

gwyniad (plural gwyniads)

1. A freshwater fish, Coregonus pennantii, native to to Bala Lake in Gwynedd.

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɨ̞njad/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɪnjad/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞njad

Etymology 1

From gwyn +‎ -iad.

Noun

gwyniad f (plural gwyniaid or gwyniadau, diminutive gwyniadyn)

1. gwyniad (Coregonus pennantii), a freshwater fish native to to Bala Lake in Gwynedd.

Derived terms

• gwyniad barfog (“loach”)
• gwyniad brych (“spotted goby”)
• gwyniad Ebrill (“smelt”)
• gwyniad pendew (“gudgeon”)
• gwyniad penfain (“grayling”)
• gwyniad y gog, gwyniad haf (“young salmonid”)
• gwyniad y môr (“whiting, merling”)

Descendants

• → English: gwyniad

Etymology 2

From gwynnu (“to whiten”) +‎ -iad.

Noun

gwyniad m (uncountable)

1. whitening, becoming white, bleaching, blanching

   Synonyms: gwyneiddiad, gwynhad, caniad

Etymology 3

From gwynio (“to ache, to throb”) +‎ -iad.

Noun

gwyniad m (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of gwynad (“aching or smarting sensation or experience”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

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