tân gwyllt

Welsh

Etymology

From tân (“fire”) +‎ gwyllt (“wild”), "wild fire".

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌtaːn ˈɡwɨːɬd/, [ˌtʰaːŋ ˈɡwɨːɬt]
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌtaːn ˈɡwɪɬd/, [ˌtʰaːŋ ˈɡwɪɬt]

Noun

tân gwyllt m (uncountable)

(uncountable) fireworks

Derived terms

Noson Tân Gwyllt (“Bonfire Night, Guy Fawkes Night”)

Related terms

tanau gwyllt (“wildfire(s)”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *tân gwyllt*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tân gwyllt	dân gwyllt	nhân gwyllt	thân gwyllt

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

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tân gwyllt”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies