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gwae

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *wai. Cognate with Old Irish fae.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gwae m or f (plural gwaeau)

  1. woe, misery

Mutation

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Mutated forms of gwae
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwae wae ngwae unchanged

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

References

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