gwawn

Welsh

Etymology

Probably related to gwe (“spiderweb”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwau̯n/
  • Rhymes: -au̯n

Noun

gwawn m (uncountable)

  1. gossamer (cobwebs floating in the air)

Synonyms

  • blew Medi
  • drifl y gwynt
  • drifl yr ŷd
  • edafedd gwawn
  • (Middle Welsh) glaswawn (“grey gossamer”)
  • gosymerth

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwawn
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwawn wawn ngwawn unchanged

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

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