gwad

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *waytos, probably ultimately from the root of gwythi (“veins”), see that entry for cognates.[1] Cognate with Welsh gwaed, Cornish goos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwaːt/

Noun

gwad m (plural gwadoù)

  1. blood
  2. (by extension) essence

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of gwad
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular gwad wad unchanged kwad
plural gwadoù wadoù unchanged kwadoù

References

  1. ^ Buck, C. D. (2008). A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages. United States: University of Chicago Press, p. 206
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