wnc

Welsh

Alternative forms

• wng

Etymology

From Middle Welsh wnc (“near, nigh”), from Proto-Brythonic *unk, from Proto-Celtic *onkus (“near”) (whence Old Irish oc (“at”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊŋk/

Noun

wnc m (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) proximity, nearness

Adjective

wnc

1. (obsolete) near, close, nigh

Adverb

wnc

1. (obsolete) here, present

Preposition

wnc

1. (obsolete) near, nigh

Derived terms

• wng
• wnco, onco
• ymwnc

 

Mutation

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

• 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