pwnc

Welsh

Alternative forms

• pwng

Etymology

From Middle Welsh pwnc, borrowed from Latin pūnctum. Doublet of pwynt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊŋk/
• Rhymes: -ʊŋk

Noun

pwnc m (plural pynciau)

1. subject, topic, matter, point of discussion

   Synonyms: pwynt, achos, mater

   1. spot, point in space

      Synonyms: pwynt, lle

   2. point, moment in time

      Synonyms: pwynt, adeg

   3. point, thesis, proposition

      Synonyms: pwynt, achos, testun, prifbwnc

   4. (religion) article, point of doctrine

      Synonyms: erthygl, testun

2. (education) academic subject

   Ei hoff bwnc yw Mathemateg.

   His favourite subject is Mathematics.

3. (law) case

   Synonym: achos

4. (music) note

   Synonym: nodyn

5. (grammar) full stop, period

   Synonyms: atalnod llawn, pwynt, dot

6. (religion) Bible passage recited by church congregation for catechetical purposes
   1. church service for this purpose

Derived terms

• ar bwnc (“at the point of”)
• prifbwnc (“main or principle point”)
• pwnc atodol (“subsidiary subject”)
• pwnc craidd (“core subject”)
• pwnc gorfodol (“compulsory subject”)
• (historical) pwnc Iwerddon (“Irish question”)
• pwnc llosg, pwnc llosgol (“burning issue”)
• pwnc sylfaen (“foundation subject”)
• pwnc trafod (“subject of discussion, matter at hand”)
• (historical) pwnc y tir (“land question”)
• pwnc-benodol (“subject-specific”)
• pwnc-ganolog (“subject-centred”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pwnc	bwnc	mhwnc	phwnc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• William Owen Pughe (1803) A Dictionary of the Welsh Language‎^[1], volume II, London, page 406
• Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎^[2] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 343