gwanwyn
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh gwaeanhwyn, from Old Welsh guiannuin, from Proto-Brythonic *wesantēnos (compare Cornish gwenton), enlargement of Proto-Celtic *wesantos, oblique case of *wesr- (compare Irish earrach), from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (compare Latin vēr, Lithuanian vãsara, Polish wiosna, Sanskrit वसन्त (vasantá, “spring”), वसर् (vasar, “in the morning”, adverb)).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwanwɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwanwɪn/
See also
| Seasons in Welsh · tymhorau (layout · text) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| gwanwyn (“spring”) | haf (“summer”) | hydref (“autumn”) | gaeaf (“winter”) |
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwanwyn | wanwyn | ngwanwyn | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “gwanwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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