gwawd
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh gwawt, from Proto-Brythonic *gwọd, from Proto-Celtic *wātis (compare Gaulish uatis, Old Irish fáith (“seer, prophet”)), from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₂tis, from *weh₂t- (“possessed, excited”). Cognate with Latin vātēs[1] and Proto-Germanic *wōdaz (“mad”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gwawd m (plural gwawdiau or gwawdau)
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
gwawd | wawd | ngwawd | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |