gaeaf
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɡeɨ̯av/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡeɨ̯a/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɡei̯av/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡei̯a/
- Rhymes: -eɨ̯av
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Welsh gayaf, from Old Welsh gaem, from Proto-Celtic *gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem-.
Celtic cognates include Cornish gwav, Breton goañv, Old Irish gam (Irish geimhreadh). Indo-European cognates include Latin hiems, Ancient Greek χεῖμα (kheîma), Old Church Slavonic зима (zima), Sanskrit हिम (hima).
Noun edit
gaeaf m (plural gaeafau or gaeafoedd)
Derived terms edit
- berwr y gaeaf (“wintercress”)
- cynhaeaf (“harvest”)
- byrddydd gaeaf, heuldro'r gaeaf (“winter solstice”)
- gaeafgwsg (“hibernation”)
- gaeafgysgu (“to hibernate”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gaeaf | aeaf | ngaeaf | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
See also edit
| Seasons in Welsh · tymhorau (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| gwanwyn (“spring”) | haf (“summer”) | hydref (“autumn”) | gaeaf (“winter”) |
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
gaeaf
- Soft mutation of caeaf.
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| caeaf | gaeaf | nghaeaf | chaeaf |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||