Arthwys
Welsh
Etymology
From Old Welsh Arthuis, from arth (“bear”)[1] + *uis, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨs, from Proto-Celtic *wissus (“knowledge”) (compare Old Irish fis, fius (“knowledge”)).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈarθʊɨ̯s/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈarθʊi̯s/
Proper noun
Arthwys m
- a male given name
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| Arthwys | unchanged | unchanged | Harthwys |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN