gwiw
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh gwiw, from Proto-Celtic *wesus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus (“excellent”). Cognate to Old Irish fíu, Sanskrit वसु (vásu, “excellent, good, beneficent”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gwiw (feminine singular gwiw, plural gwiwion, equative gwiwed, comparative gwiwach, superlative gwiwaf)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwiw | wiw | ngwiw | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||