wyneb

Welsh

wyneb

Etymology

From the Proto-Celtic *enīkʷos (“face”), from the Proto-Indo-European *h₁enih₃kʷos (“face”), from *h₃ókʷs (“eye”). Cognate with the Breton eneb (“face”) and the Cornish enep (“face”).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈwɨ̯nɛb/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈʊi̯nɛb/, /ˈwɪnɛb/
  • South Wales(file)

Noun

wyneb m (plural wynebau)

  1. face (part of head)
  2. face, surface
  3. front

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalh-prothesis
wyneb unchanged unchanged hwyneb
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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