gyrwynt

Welsh

Etymology

gyr(ru) (“to drive”) +‎ gwynt (“wind”).

Noun

gyrwynt m (plural gyrwyntoedd)

  1. tornado, whirlwind
    Synonyms: corwynt, trowynt
  • hyrddwynt (“hurricane”)
  • teiffŵn (“typhoon”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gyrwynt
radical soft nasal aspirate
gyrwynt yrwynt ngyrwynt 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), “gyrwynt”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gyrwynt”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.