gwig
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with and possibly derived from Latin vicus (“town”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“settlement”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gwig f or f pl (plural gwigau or gwigoedd)
Derived terms edit
- coedwig (“wood, forest”)
- côr y wig (“the woodland chorus”)
- blodau'r wig (“common poppies”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwig | wig | ngwig | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies