gwâv
Cornish
editAlternative forms
edit- gwav (Standard Written Form)
Etymology
editFrom Old Cornish goyf, from Proto-Celtic *gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem-. Celtic cognates include Breton goañv, Welsh gaeaf, Old Irish gam (Irish geimhreadh). Indo-European cognates include Latin hiems, Ancient Greek χεῖμα (kheîma), Old Church Slavonic зима (zima), Sanskrit हिम (hima).
Noun
editgwâv m (plural gwavow)
See also
editCategories:
- Cornish terms inherited from Old Cornish
- Cornish terms derived from Old Cornish
- Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Cornish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Cornish lemmas
- Cornish nouns
- Cornish masculine nouns
- Standard Cornish spellings
- kw:Time