gwanwyn

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwaeanhwyn, from Old Welsh guiannuin, from Proto-Brythonic *gwehantuɨn (compare Cornish gwenton), enlargement of Proto-Celtic *wesantos, oblique case of *wesr- (compare Irish earrach), from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (compare Latin vēr, Polish wiosna, Lithuanian vãsara (“summer”), Sanskrit वसन्त (vasantá, “spring”), वसर् (vasar, “in the morning”, adverb)).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwanwɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwanwɪn/
• Rhymes: -anʊɨ̯n

Noun

gwanwyn m (plural gwanwynau or gwanwyni)

1. spring, springtime

Derived terms

• gwanwynol (“vernal”)

See also

Seasons in Welsh · tymhorau (layout · text) · category
gwanwyn (“spring”)	haf (“summer”)	hydref (“autumn”)	gaeaf (“winter”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwanwyn	wanwyn	ngwanwyn	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwanwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies