wnc
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh wnc (“near, nigh”), from Proto-Brythonic *unk, from Proto-Celtic *onkus (“near”) (whence Old Irish oc (“at”)).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wnc m (uncountable)
Adjective edit
wnc
Adverb edit
wnc
Preposition edit
wnc
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| wnc | unchanged | unchanged | hwnc |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “wnc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Owen Pughe, W. (1832) A Dictionary of the Welsh Language, Explained in English, volume 2, Denbigh: Thomas Gee, page 611