gwanwyn

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwaeanhwyn, from Old Welsh guiannuin, from Proto-Brythonic *gwehantuɨn (compare Cornish gwenton), enlargement of Proto-Celtic *wesantos, oblique case of *wesr- (compare Irish earrach), from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (compare Latin vēr, Polish wiosna, Lithuanian vãsara (“summer”), Sanskrit वसन्त (vasantá, “spring”), वसर् (vasar, “in the morning”, adverb)).

Pronunciation

Noun

gwanwyn m (plural gwanwynau or gwanwyni)

  1. spring, springtime

Derived terms

See also

Seasons in Welsh · tymhorau (layout · text) · category
gwanwyn (“spring”) haf (“summer”) hydref (“autumn”) gaeaf (“winter”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwanwyn
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwanwyn wanwyn ngwanwyn 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), “gwanwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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