wng

Welsh

Alternative forms

• wnc

Etymology

From Middle Welsh wg (“near, nigh”), alternative form of wnc, from Proto-Brythonic *unk, from Proto-Celtic *onkos (“near”) (whence Old Irish oc (“at”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊŋ/

Noun

wng m (plural yngon)

1. (obsolete) closeness, nearness

Adjective

wng (obsolete)

1. close, near
2. straight

Synonyms

• (close): wnc

Adverb

wng

1. (obsolete) here

Synonyms

• wnc

Antonyms

• wncw
• wnco

Preposition

wng

1. (obsolete) near, nigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of wng

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
wng	unchanged	unchanged	hwng

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), “wng”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
• Owen Pughe, W. (1832) A Dictionary of the Welsh Language, Explained in English, volume 2, Denbigh: Thomas Gee, page 611