gwig

Welsh

Etymology

Cognate with and possibly derived from Latin vicus (“town”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwiːɡ/

Noun

gwig f or f pl (plural gwigau or gwigoedd)

1. wood, forest, grove
2. town, village, hamlet, street, alley

Derived terms

• coedwig (“wood, forest”)
• côr y wig (“the woodland chorus”)
• blodau'r wig (“common poppies”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

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