gwymon

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwɨmon, from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā. Cognate with Irish feamainn and French goémon (a borrowing from Middle Breton gwemon).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɨ̞mɔn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊi̯mɔn/, /ˈɡwɪmɔn/

Noun

gwymon m

1. seaweed

Derived terms

• gwymona (“to gather seaweed”)
• gwymoneg (“phycology”)

Related terms

• llafan (“laver”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwymon

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwymon	wymon	ngwymon	unchanged

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