wng
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)
Adjective edit
wng (obsolete)
Synonyms edit
- (close): wnc
Adverb edit
wng
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
Preposition edit
wng
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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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