gwyfyn

Welsh

Etymology

Perhaps related to gwiddon (“mite, weevil”), but the ultimate origin of both words is obscure. gwiddon also has a meaning of "hag," "giantess," which the GPC connects to the word gwŷdd (“wood, trees”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwəvɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwəvɪn/

Noun

gwyfyn m (plural gwyfynod)

1. moth

   Synonym: pryf y gannwyll

Derived terms

• gwrthwyfyn
• gwyfyn adeiniog
• gwyfyn claergoch
• gwyfyn coed
• gwyfyn gafr
• gwyfyn pen angau m (“death's head moth”)
• gwyfyn pren
• gwyfyn Rhagfyr m (“December moth”)
• gwyfyn y gaeaf
• gwyfyn yr hebog
• gwyfyn yr ŷd
• gwyfynog (“mothy”, adjective)
• noswyfyn m (“owlet moth”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwyfyn

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwyfyn	wyfyn	ngwyfyn	unchanged

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