gwaynten
Cornish
editAlternative forms
edit- gwenton (Standard Written Form)
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Brythonic *gwehantuɨn (compare Welsh gwanwyn), enlargement of Proto-Celtic *wesantos, oblique case of *wesr- (compare Irish earrach), from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (compare Latin vēr, Lithuanian vãsara, Polish wiosna, Sanskrit वसन्त (vasantá, “spring”), वसर् (vasar, “in the morning”, adverb)).
Noun
editgwaynten m
- spring (season)
See also
editCategories:
- Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Cornish terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Cornish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Cornish lemmas
- Cornish nouns
- Cornish masculine nouns