gwenith

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Welsh

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gwenith yn tyfu yn y Ffindir

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh gwenith, from Proto-Brythonic *gwöniθ (compare Cornish gwaneth, Breton gwinizh) from Proto-Celtic *uɸo-nixtos, from Proto-Indo-European *neyk- (“to winnow”) (compare nithio (“to winnow”)). Suggestions that this word is a compound of gwyn (“white”) +‎ ith (“grain”) fail to account for the lack of -nn- as would be expected before a vowel (compare gwynnu (“to whiten”).

Noun

gwenith m (uncountable)

  1. wheat

Noun

gwenith m (collective, singulative gwenithyn)

  1. grains of wheat
  2. wheat plants
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Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwenith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gwenith

  1. third-person singular future colloquial of gwenu

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwenith
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwenith wenith ngwenith 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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