gwib

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to oscillate, swing”). Cognate with Latin vibrō and English whip.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwiːb/
  • Rhymes: -iːb

Noun

gwib f or m (plural gwibiau)

  1. rush
    Synonym: rhuthr
  2. sprint
    Synonym: hedfa
  3. run (before a jump)
  4. sudden attack, raid
    Synonym: cyrch
  5. act of wandering, wander, jaunt
    Synonyms: crwydr, crwydrad
  6. (figurative, by extension) whim, fad
    Synonyms: chwiw, mympwy

Derived terms

  • ar wib (“wandering, on the prowl; in a rush”)
  • cymryd gwib (“to take a running jump”)
  • gwibiog, gwibiol (“flitting, dashing, erratic”)
  • naid wib (“running jump”)

Adjective

gwib (feminine singular gwib, plural gwibion, equative gwibed, comparative gwibach, superlative gwibaf)

  1. wandering, roving
    Synonyms: crwydr, disberod, gwibiog, gwibiol, cyfeiliorn
  2. quick, swift, dashing 
    Synonyms: cyflym, gwibiog, gwibiol, ebrwydd, sydyn

Derived terms

  • dipton wib (“type of diphthong in Welsh, characterised by restrictions on rhyming”)
  • gwibredyn (“hard ferns”)
  • Iddew Gwib (“Wandering Jew”)
  • sêr gwib (“shooting stars”)

Mutation

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