gwin

See also: Gwin

English edit

Verb edit

gwin

(informal, dialectal) present participle of go

Anagrams edit

Wing, wing

Breton edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Brythonic *gwin, from late Proto-Celtic *wīnom, borrowed from Latin vīnum.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɡwɪ̃n/

Noun edit

gwin m (plural gwinoù)

wine

Inflection edit

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Mutation of gwin

Breton consonant mutation
	unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard
singular	gwin	win	unchanged	kwin
plural	gwinoù	winoù	unchanged	kwinoù

Derived terms edit

Cornish edit

Alternative forms edit

gwyn

Etymology edit

From Proto-Brythonic *gwin, from late Proto-Celtic *wīnom, borrowed from Latin vīnum.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ɡwiːn]

Noun edit

gwin m

wine

Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Brythonic *gwin, from late Proto-Celtic *wīnom, borrowed from Latin vīnum.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɡwiːn/
Rhymes: -iːn
Homophone: gwŷn (“ache”) (South Wales)

Noun edit

gwin m (plural gwinoedd or gwinau)

wine
(attributive) winy, like wine, pleasant, sweet; fine, excellent

Derived terms edit

gwin brwd m (“mulled wine”)
gwin cadarn m (“fortified wine”)
gwin coch m (“red wine”)
gwin gwyn m (“white wine”)

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwin	win	ngwin	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), “gwin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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