gwas

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See also: GWAS

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwas, from Old Welsh guas, from Proto-Brythonic *gwass, from Proto-Celtic *uɸostos (“servant”). Compare Breton gwaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡwaːs/
Rhymes: -aːs

Noun

gwas m (plural gweision)

servant
lad, boy
best man (attendant to the groom at a wedding)
Synonym: gwas priodas

Derived terms

caethwas (“slave”)
gwas priodas (“best man”)
gwas y neidr (“dragonfly”)
(literary) gwas y weilgi (“albatross”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *gwas*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwas	was	ngwas	unchanged

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

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