gwenwyno

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Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwenwynaw, gwennwynaw, gwennỽynaw, gỽenỽynaỽ. By surface analysis, gwenwyn +‎ -o. The collateral gwenwynu may result from the influence of gwynnu (whiten).

Verb

gwenwyno (first-person singular present gwenwynaf)

  1. (transitive) to poison, to infect

Conjugation

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Mutation

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

Further reading

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