gwest

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *westā (“food, feast”).

The "guest" meaning is possibly influenced by English guest.

Noun

gwest f (plural gwesti or gweston)

  1. a night's stay or lodging
  2. a night's sleep, rest
  3. lodging
  4. hospitality, welcome, entertainment, provision, maintenance
  5. food-rent
  6. feast, banquet
  7. guest, visitor
    Synonym: gwestai
Derived terms
  • garddwest (“garden party”)
  • gwestai (“guest”)
  • gwesty (“guesthouse, hotel”)

Verb

gwest (first-person singular present gwestaf)

  1. to spend a night, sleep, rest
  2. to stay, lodge
  3. to visit, feast
  4. to borrow
  5. to beg
  6. to sponge (upon)
Mutation
Mutated forms of gwest
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwest west ngwest unchanged

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin vestis.

Noun

gwest f

  1. vest
    Synonyms: fest, (Patagonia) singlet

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

gwest

  1. soft mutation of cwest (“quest”)
Mutation
Mutated forms of cwest
radical soft nasal aspirate
cwest gwest nghwest chwest

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), “gwest”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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