gwymon

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwɨmon, from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā. Cognate with Irish feamainn and French goémon (a borrowing from Middle Breton gwemon).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɨ̞mɔn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊi̯mɔn/, /ˈɡwɪmɔn/

Noun

gwymon m

1. seaweed

Derived terms

• gwymona (“to gather seaweed”)
• gwymoneg (“phycology”)

Related terms

• llafan (“laver”)

Mutation

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