gwig
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with and possibly derived from Latin vicus (“town”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“settlement”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gwig f or f pl (plural gwigau or gwigoedd)
Derived terms[edit]
- coedwig (“wood, forest”)
- côr y wig (“the woodland chorus”)
- blodau'r wig (“common poppies”)
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
gwig | wig | ngwig | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies