gwig
Cornish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin vicus (“village”). Cognate with Welsh gwig.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gwig f (plural gwigow)
Derived terms
[edit]- koswik (“forest”)
Mutation
[edit]| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gwig | wig | unchanged | kwig | hwig | wig |
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with and possibly derived from Latin vicus (“town”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“settlement”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gwig f or f pl (plural gwigau or gwigoedd)
Derived terms
[edit]- coedwig (“wood, forest”)
- côr y wig (“the woodland chorus”)
- blodau'r wig (“common poppies”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| gwig | wig | ngwig | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies