gwanwyn
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwanwɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwanwɪn/
- Rhymes: -anʊɨ̯n
Noun edit
gwanwyn m (plural gwanwynau or gwanwyni)
See also edit
| Seasons in Welsh · tymhorau (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| gwanwyn (“spring”) | haf (“summer”) | hydref (“autumn”) | gaeaf (“winter”) |
Mutation edit
| 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 edit
- 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