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gwenith yn tyfu yn y Ffindir

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Welsh gwenith, from Proto-Brythonic *gwöniθ (compare Cornish gwaneth, Breton gwinizh) from Proto-Celtic *uɸo-nixtos, from Proto-Indo-European *neyk- (to winnow) (compare nithio (to winnow)). Suggestions that this word is a compound of gwyn (white) +‎ ith (grain) fail to account for the lack of -nn- as would be expected before a vowel (compare gwynnu (to whiten).

Noun

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gwenith m (uncountable)

  1. wheat

Noun

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gwenith m (collective, singulative gwenithyn)

  1. grains of wheat
  2. wheat plants
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Further reading

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

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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gwenith

  1. third-person singular future colloquial of gwenu

Mutation

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