gwanwyn

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwaeanhwyn, from Old Welsh guiannuin, from Proto-Brythonic *gwehantuɨn (compare Cornish gwenton), enlargement of Proto-Celtic *wesantos, oblique case of *wesr- (compare Irish earrach), from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (compare Latin vēr, Polish wiosna, Lithuanian vãsara (“summer”), Sanskrit वसन्त (vasantá, “spring”), वसर् (vasar, “in the morning”, adverb)).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwanwɨ̞n/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwanwɪn/
Rhymes: -anʊɨ̯n

Noun

gwanwyn m (plural gwanwynau or gwanwyni)

spring, springtime

Derived terms

gwanwynol (“vernal”)

See also

Seasons in Welsh · tymhorau (layout · text) · category
gwanwyn (“spring”)	haf (“summer”)	hydref (“autumn”)	gaeaf (“winter”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *gwanwyn*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwanwyn	wanwyn	ngwanwyn	unchanged

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

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwanwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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