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Cornish
- gwav (Standard Written Form)
Etymology
From Old Cornish goyf, from Proto-Celtic *gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem-. Celtic cognates include Breton goañv, Welsh gaeaf, Old Irish gam (Irish geimhreadh). Indo-European cognates include Latin hiems, Ancient Greek χεῖμα (kheîma), Old Church Slavonic зима (zima), Sanskrit हिम (hima).
Noun
gwâv m (plural gwavow)
- (Standard Cornish) winter
See also
(season): Previous: kynnyav. Next: gwenton.