gwennol
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh gwennawl, from Proto-Brythonic *gwennọl (compare Breton gwennel), from Proto-Celtic *wesnālā (whence Old Irish fannall). For sense "frog (in a horse's foot)", compare Ancient Greek χελιδών (khelidṓn).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gwennol f (plural gwenoliaid)
- swallow, martin
- (weaving) shuttle
- (transport) shuttle
- bws gwennol ― shuttle bus
- (zoology, horse anatomy) frog (organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof)
- Synonym: bywyn
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwennol | wennol | ngwennol | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwennol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies