gwanwyn
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh gwaeanhwyn, from Old Welsh guiannuin, from Proto-Brythonic *gwehantuɨn (compare Cornish gwenton), enlargement of Proto-Celtic *wesantos, oblique case of *wesr- (compare Irish earrach), from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (compare Latin vēr, Polish wiosna, Lithuanian vãsara (“summer”), Sanskrit वसन्त (vasantá, “spring”), वसर् (vasar, “in the morning”, adverb)).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwanwɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwanwɪn/
- Rhymes: -anʊɨ̯n
Noun
[edit]gwanwyn m (plural gwanwynau or gwanwyni)
Derived terms
[edit]- gwanwynol (“vernal”)
See also
[edit]Seasons in Welsh · tymhorau (layout · text) · category | |||
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gwanwyn (“spring”) | haf (“summer”) | hydref (“autumn”) | gaeaf (“winter”) |
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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gwanwyn | wanwyn | ngwanwyn | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwanwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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