tân gwyllt

Welsh

Tân gwyllt yn Doha, Catar

Etymology

From tân (“fire”) +‎ gwyllt (“wild”), "wild fire".

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌtaːn ˈɡwɨːɬd/, [ˌtʰaːŋ ˈɡwɨːɬt]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌtaːn ˈɡwɪɬd/, [ˌtʰaːŋ ˈɡwɪɬt]

Noun

tân gwyllt m (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) fireworks

Derived terms

• Noson Tân Gwyllt (“Bonfire Night, Guy Fawkes Night”)

Related terms

• tanau gwyllt (“wildfire(s)”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of tân gwyllt

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tân gwyllt	dân gwyllt	nhân gwyllt	thân gwyllt

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

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tân gwyllt”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies