gwawn

Welsh

Etymology

Probably related to gwe (“spiderweb”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwau̯n/
• Rhymes: -au̯n

Noun

gwawn m (uncountable)

1. gossamer (cobwebs floating in the air)

Synonyms

• blew Medi
• drifl y gwynt
• drifl yr ŷd
• edafedd gwawn
• (Middle Welsh) glaswawn (“grey gossamer”)
• gosymerth

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwawn

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwawn	wawn	ngwawn	unchanged

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