gwantan

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English wanton.

Adjective

gwantan (feminine singular gwantan, plural gwantan, equative mor wantan, comparative mwy gwantan, superlative mwyaf gwantan)

1. feeble, weak
2. fickle, unreliable

Derived terms

• gwantanrwydd (“fickleness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwantan

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwantan	wantan	ngwantan	unchanged

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

Further reading

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