gwenith
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh gwenith, from Proto-Brythonic *gwöniθ (compare Cornish gwaneth, Breton gwinizh) from Proto-Celtic *uɸo-nixtos, from Proto-Indo-European *neyk- (“to winnow”) (compare nithio (“to winnow”)). Suggestions connecting this word with gwyn (“white”) fail to account for the lack of -nn- as would be expected before a vowel (compare gwynnu (“to whiten”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛnɪθ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡweːnɪθ/, /ˈɡwɛnɪθ/
Noun
gwenith (m)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwenith | wenith | ngwenith | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- “gwenith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014
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