gwythi

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish guid, from Proto-Celtic *wēt(t)ā (“swamp, stream”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to wither”), see also Latin viēscō (“wither”), Lithuanian výsti (“wither”), Old High German wesanēn (“wither, wilt”) and Old Norse visna.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈɡwɪθi]

Noun

gwythi f (singulative gwythien)

1. veins

Mutation

  Mutation of gwythi  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
gwythi	wythi	unchanged	kwythi	hwythi	wythi

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊɨ̯θɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊi̯θɪ/

Etymology 1

Plural of earlier gŵyth f, from Proto-Celtic *wēt(t)ā (“swamp, stream”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to wither”).

Noun

gwythi f (collective, singulative gwythïen)

1. veins

Etymology 2

Noun

gwythi m pl

1. plural of gŵyth

Mutation

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