Arthwys
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Old Welsh Arthuis, from arth (“bear”)[1] + *uis, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨs, from Proto-Celtic *wissus (“knowledge”) (compare Old Irish fis, fius (“knowledge”)).
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈarθʊɨ̯s/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈarθʊi̯s/
Proper noun
editArthwys m
- a male given name
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
Arthwys | unchanged | unchanged | Harthwys |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN