gwŷs
Welsh
Alternative forms
- gwys (both etymologies)
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwɨːs/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwiːs/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Brythonic *gwɨs, from Proto-Celtic *wissus, from Proto-Indo-European *wéydtus, which is derived from *weyd- (“know, see”).
Noun
gwŷs f (plural gwysion)
- (law) summons, citation
- (literary) call to arms
- Synonym: galwad
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic *wid-to-m; akin to Middle Breton gous, Old Irish ·fess.
Alternative forms
- gwyddir
- gwyddys
Verb
gwŷs
- present impersonal of gwybod
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwŷs | wŷs | ngwŷs | 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), “gwŷs”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies