gwyn

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See also: gwŷn and Gwyn

Cornish

Pronunciation

Noun

gwyn m

  1. Alternative form of gwin

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwynn, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨnn, from Proto-Celtic *windos.

Pronunciation

Adjective

gwyn (feminine singular gwen, plural gwynion, equative gwynned, comparative gwynnach, superlative gwynnaf)

  1. white
  2. blessed

Derived terms

Mutation

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

See also

Colors in Welsh · lliwiau (layout · text)
     gwyn      llwyd      du
             coch; rhudd              oren, melyngoch; brown              melyn; melynwyn
             melynwyrdd              gwyrdd             
             gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd              asur, gwynlas              glas
             fioled, rhuddlas; indigo              majenta; porffor              pinc, rhuddwyn