gwenith
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛnɪθ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡweːnɪθ/, /ˈɡwɛnɪθ/
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh gwenith, from Proto-Brythonic *gwöniθ (compare Cornish gwaneth, Breton gwinizh) from Proto-Celtic *uɸo-nixtos, from Proto-Indo-European *neyk- (“to winnow”) (compare nithio (“to winnow”)). Suggestions connecting this word with gwyn (“white”) fail to account for the lack of -nn- as would be expected before a vowel (compare gwynnu (“to whiten”).
Noun
gwenith m (uncountable)
- wheat
Noun
gwenith m pl (singulative gwenithyn)
- grains of wheat
- wheat plants
Derived terms
- gwenith yr hydd
- gwenithfaen
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwenith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
gwenith
- third-person singular future colloquial of gwenu
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwenith | wenith | ngwenith | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||