gwythi
Cornish
Etymology
From Old Cornish guid, from Proto-Celtic *wēt(t)ā (“swamp, stream”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to wither”), see also Latin viēscō (“wither”), Lithuanian výsti (“wither”), Old High German wesanēn (“wither, wilt”) and Old Norse visna.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈɡwɪθi]
Noun
gwythi f (singulative gwythien)
- veins
Mutation
Mutation of gwythi
| Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
| gwythi | wythi | unchanged | kwythi | hwythi | wythi |
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1123
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡʊɨ̯θɪ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡʊi̯θɪ/
Etymology 1
Plural of earlier gŵyth f, from Proto-Celtic *wēt(t)ā (“swamp, stream”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to wither”).
Noun
gwythi f pl (singulative gwythïen)
- veins
Noun
gwythi m pl
- plural of gŵyth
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwythi | wythi | ngwythi | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwythi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies