gwas
See also: GWAS
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh gwas, from Old Welsh guas, from Proto-Brythonic *gwass, from Proto-Celtic *uɸostos (“servant”). Compare Breton gwaz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gwas m (plural gweision)
- servant
- lad, boy
- best man (attendant to the groom at a wedding)
- Synonym: gwas priodas
Derived terms edit
- caethwas (“slave”)
- gwas priodas (“best man”)
- gwas y neidr (“dragonfly”)
- (literary) gwas y weilgi (“albatross”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwas | was | ngwas | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||