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gaeaf

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Welsh gayaf, from Old Welsh gaem, from Proto-Celtic *gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem-.

Celtic cognates include Cornish gwav, Breton goañv, Old Irish gam (Irish geimhreadh). Indo-European cognates include Latin hiems, Ancient Greek χεῖμα (kheîma), Old Church Slavonic зима (zima), Sanskrit हिम (hima).

Noun

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gaeaf m (plural gaeafau or gaeafoedd)

  1. winter
Derived terms
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Mutation

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Mutated forms of gaeaf
radical soft nasal aspirate
gaeaf aeaf ngaeaf unchanged

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

See also

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Seasons in Welsh · tymhorau (layout · text) · category
gwanwyn (spring) haf (summer) hydref (autumn) gaeaf (winter)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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gaeaf

  1. Soft mutation of caeaf.

Mutation

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Mutated forms of caeaf
radical soft nasal aspirate
caeaf gaeaf nghaeaf chaeaf

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