gwenwyn
Appearance
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh gwenwyn, from Proto-Brythonic *gwenuɨn (compare Old Cornish guenoin(reiat)), from Latin venēnum.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛnwɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡweːnʊi̯n/, /ˈɡwɛnʊi̯n/, /ˈɡwɛnwɪn/
Noun
[edit]gwenwyn m (plural gwenwynau)
- poison, venom
- grudge (as gwenwyn i rywun, “grudge against someone”)
- Synonym: cenfigen (wrth rywun)
Derived terms
[edit]- gwenwyniad gwaed (“blood poisoning”)
- gwenwynig, gwenwynllyd, gwenwynol (“poisonous”)
- gwenwyno (“to poison”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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gwenwyn | wenwyn | ngwenwyn | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwenwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies