gwinau

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɪnaɨ̯/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɪnɛ/, /ˈɡwɪna/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwiːnai̯/, /ˈɡwɪnai̯/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡwiːnɛ/, /ˈɡwɪnɛ/
  • Rhymes: -iːnaɨ̯

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Welsh gwineu. By surface analysis, gwin (“wine”) +‎ -au.

Adjective

gwinau (feminine singular gwinau, plural gwineuon, not comparable)

  1. auburn, reddish-brown, wine-colored, chesnut
  2. bay (of a horse)
    Synonym: coch
Derived terms
  • brocwinau (“bay roan”)
  • gwinau ceiniogog (“dappled bay”)
  • gwinauddu (“dark bay”)
  • gwinaugoch (“bright bay”)
  • gwinauwelw (“light bay”)
  • tanagr gwinau (“cinnamon tanagr”)
  • teyrn gwinau bach (“Casiornis rufus”)
  • teyrn gwinau mawr (“cinnamon attila, Attila cinnamomeus”)
  • torwinau (“auburn-bellied, chestnut-bellied”)

Etymology 2

From gwin (“wine”) +‎ -au.

Noun

gwinau f pl

  1. plural of gwin (“wine”)
    Synonym: gwinoedd

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwinau
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwinau winau ngwinau unchanged

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gwinau”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwinau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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