gwae

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wai. Cognate with Old Irish fae.

Pronunciation

Noun

gwae m or f (plural gwaeau)

  1. woe, misery

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwae
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwae wae ngwae unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwae”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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