Breton edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Celtic *waytos, probably ultimately from the root of gwythi (veins), see that entry for cognates.[1] Cognate with Welsh gwaed and Cornish goes.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

gwad m (plural gwadoù)

  1. blood
  2. (by extension) essence

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Buck, C. D. (2008). A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages. United States: University of Chicago Press, p. 206