gwag

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwag, from Vulgar Latin *vacus, from Latin vacuus (“empty”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwæːɡ/

Adjective

gwag

  1. empty
  2. hungry

Welsh

FWOTD – 9 November 2021

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwac, from Old Welsh guac, from Proto-Brythonic *gwag, from Vulgar Latin *vacus, from Latin vacuus (“empty”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwaːɡ/
  • Rhymes: -aːɡ

Adjective

gwag (feminine singular gwag, plural gwag, equative gwaced, comparative gwacach, superlative gwacaf)

  1. empty, vacant
  2. inane
  3. frivolous, vain
    Synonym: ofer

Derived terms

  • gwacáu (“to empty”)
  • gwacter (“emptiness”)
  • gwactod (“vacuum”)
  • gwagedd (“emptiness, vanity”)
  • gwagio (“to empty”)
  • gwaglaw (“empty-handed”)
  • gwagle (“empty space”)
  • gwagnod (“nought”)
  • gwagol (“empty”)
  • gwagu (“to empty”)
  • gwegi (“vanity, frivolity”)
  • pennog (“herring”)
  • penwag (“empty-headed, silly”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwag
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwag wag ngwag unchanged

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

References

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