gaeaf

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Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh gayaf, from Old Welsh gaem, from Proto-Celtic *gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem-.

Celtic cognates include Cornish gwav, Breton goañv, Old Irish gam (Irish geimhreadh). Indo-European cognates include Latin hiems, Ancient Greek χεῖμα (kheîma), Old Church Slavonic зима (zima), Sanskrit हिम (hima).

Noun

gaeaf m (plural gaeafau or gaeafoedd)

  1. winter
Derived terms

Mutation

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

See also

Seasons in Welsh · tymhorau (layout · text) · category
gwanwyn (“spring”) haf (“summer”) hydref (“autumn”) gaeaf (“winter”)

Etymology 2

Verb

gaeaf

  1. Soft mutation of caeaf.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
caeaf gaeaf nghaeaf chaeaf
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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