gwenwyn
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh gwenwyn, from Proto-Brythonic *gwenuɨn (compare Old Cornish guenoin(reiat)), from Latin venēnum.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛnwɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡweːnʊi̯n/, /ˈɡwɛnʊi̯n/, /ˈɡwɛnwɪn/
Noun edit
gwenwyn m (plural gwenwynau)
Derived terms edit
- gwenwyn gwaed m (“blood poisoning”)
- gwenwynig (“poisonous”, adjective)
- gwenwyno (“poison”, verb)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwenwyn | wenwyn | ngwenwyn | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||