gwythi

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish guid, from Proto-Celtic *wēt(t)ā (“swamp, stream”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to wither”), see also Latin viēscō (“wither”), Lithuanian výsti (“wither”), Old High German wesanēn (“wither, wilt”) and Old Norse visna.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈɡwɪθi]

Noun

gwythi f (singulative gwythien)

  1. veins

Mutation
  Mutation of gwythi  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed after 'th
gwythi wythi unchanged kwythi hwythi wythi

References
  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 1123, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1123

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Plural of earlier gŵyth f, from Proto-Celtic *wēt(t)ā (“swamp, stream”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to wither”).

Noun

gwythi f (collective, singulative gwythïen)

  1. veins

Noun

gwythi m pl

  1. plural of gŵyth

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwythi wythi ngwythi 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), “gwythi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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