gwenan

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wan-inyo- (compare Cornish gwenen, Welsh gwenyn), diminutive of *wano- (“tip, sting”) (modern gwan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwe.nɑ̃n/

Noun

gwenan f (singulative gwenanenn)

1. bees

Mutation

Mutation of gwenan

	unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard
singular	gwenanenn	wenanenn	unchanged	kwenanenn
plural	gwenan	wenan	unchanged	kwenan

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɛnan/

Verb

gwenan

1. third-person plural future colloquial of gwenu

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwenan

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwenan	wenan	ngwenan	unchanged

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