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
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwawn wawn ngwawn unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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