wyneb
Welsh
wyneb
Etymology
From the Proto-Brythonic *ėnib, from Proto-Celtic *enīkʷos (“face”), from the Proto-Indo-European *h₁enih₃kʷos (“face”), from *h₃ókʷs (“eye”). Cognate with the Breton eneb (“face”), Cornish enep (“face”), and Old Irish enech (“face”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈwɨ̯nɛb/
- (North Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈwɨ̯nab/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈʊi̯nɛb/, /ˈwɪnɛb/
South Wales (file)
Mutation
| 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. | |||
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