Welsh edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Welsh wg (near, nigh), alternative form of wnc, from Proto-Brythonic *unk, from Proto-Celtic *onkus (near) (whence Old Irish oc (at)).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

wng m (plural yngon)

  1. (obsolete) closeness, nearness

Adjective edit

wng (obsolete)

  1. close, near
  2. straight

Synonyms edit

Adverb edit

wng

  1. (obsolete) here

Synonyms edit

Antonyms edit

Preposition edit

wng

  1. (obsolete) near, nigh

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
wng unchanged unchanged hwng
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “wng”, 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