gwaun
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh gwawn, from Old Welsh guoun, from Proto-Celtic *wāgnā (“slope, depression, hollow”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wāg- (“to be bent”), which could be related to Latin vagus (“wandering, strolling”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwaɨ̞n/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɡwai̯n/
- (South Wales, colloquial also) IPA(key): /ɡwei̯n/
- Homophone: gwain (“vagina”) (South Wales)
Noun
gwaun f (plural gweunydd)
Derived terms
- amlaethai'r waun (“heath milkwort”)
- clustlys y waun (“heath earwort”)
- gweunwellt (“meadowgrass”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| gwaun | waun | ngwaun | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “wagno”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 401-02
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gwaun”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwaun”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies