Morus y Gwynt

Welsh

Etymology

From Morus (“Morris”) +‎ y (“(of) the”) +‎ gwynt (“wind”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌmɔrɨ̞s ə ˈɡwɨ̞nt/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌmoːrɪs ə ˈɡwɪnt/, /ˌmɔrɪs ə ˈɡwɪnt/

Proper noun

Morus y Gwynt m

1. "Morris the Wind" (personification of the wind)
   • Nursery rhyme:

     Morus y Gwynt ac Ifan y Glaw / Daflodd fy nghap i ganol y baw.

     Morris the Wind and John the Rain / Threw my cap right into the mud.

Related terms

• Ifan y Glaw (“"John the Rain"”)
• Jac y Rhew (“Jack Frost”)
• Siôn Barrug (“Jack Frost”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Morus y Gwynt

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Morus y Gwynt	Forus y Gwynt	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.