gwinau

Welsh

Etymology

From gwin (“wine”) +‎ -au.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɪnaɨ̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwiːnai̯/, /ˈɡwɪnai̯/

Adjective

gwinau (feminine singular gwinau, plural gwinau, not comparable)

1. reddish-brown, wine-colored
2. bay (of a horse)

   Synonym: coch

Derived terms

• brocwinau (“bay roan”)
• gwinau ceiniogog (“dappled bay”)
• gwinaugoch (“bright bay”)
• gwinauddu (“dark bay”)
• gwinauwelw (“light bay”)
• teyrn gwinau mawr (“cinnamon attila, Attila cinnamomeus”)
• teyrn gwinau bach (“Casiornis rufus”)

Mutation

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

References

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