Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Wyneb

Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *eneb, from Proto-Celtic *enīkʷom (face), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁enih₃kʷos (face), from *h₁én and *h₃ókʷs (eye). Cognate with Breton eneb (face), Cornish enep (face), and Old Irish enech (face).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wyneb m (plural wynebau)

  1. face (part of head)
  2. face, surface
  3. front
  4. cheek, effrontery
    A phwy ond efe sydd wedi cael digon o wyneb a haerllugrwydd i daflu llaid arno?
    And who but he has had enough cheek and impudence to sling mud at him?

Derived terms

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Mutation

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

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “wyneb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*enekʷo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 115-116