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gwenwyn

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh gwenwyn, from Proto-Brythonic *gwenuɨn (compare Old Cornish guenoin(reiat)), from Latin venēnum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gwenwyn m (plural gwenwynau)

  1. poison, venom
  2. grudge (as gwenwyn i rywun, “grudge against someone”)
    Synonym: cenfigen (wrth rywun)

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of gwenwyn
radical soft nasal aspirate
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

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  • 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