gwenith
Welsh
editPronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛnɪθ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡweːnɪθ/, /ˈɡwɛnɪθ/
Etymology 1
editFrom 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
editgwenith m (uncountable)
Noun
editgwenith m (collective, singulative gwenithyn)
Coordinate terms
edit- (Cereals) ŷd; ceirch, gwenith, haidd, indrawn/india-corn, miled, reis, rhyg, rhygwenith, sbelt, sorgwm
Derived terms
edit- gwenith yr hydd (“buckwheat”)
- gwenithfaen (“granite”)
- gwenithwellt (“ferngrass”)
- rhygwenith (“triticale”)
Further reading
edit- 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
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editgwenith
Mutation
editCategories:
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *neyk-
- Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh compound terms
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh nouns
- Welsh uncountable nouns
- Welsh masculine nouns
- Welsh collective nouns
- Welsh non-lemma forms
- Welsh verb forms
- Welsh colloquial verb forms
- cy:Grains
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