wyneb

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Welsh

Alternative forms

Wyneb

Etymology

From Old Welsh enep, from Proto-Brythonic *eneb, from Proto-Celtic *enīkʷom (“face”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁enih₃kʷos (“face”), from *h₁én and *h₃ókʷs (“eye”).

Cognate with Breton eneb (“face”), Cornish enep (“face”), and Old Irish enech (“face”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

wyneb m (plural wynebau)

  1. face (part of head)
  2. face, surface
  3. front
  4. cheek, effrontery
    A phwy ond efe sydd wedi cael digon o wyneb a haerllugrwydd i daflu llaid arno?
    And who but he has had enough cheek and impudence to sling mud at him?

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of wyneb
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
wyneb unchanged unchanged hwyneb

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

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “wyneb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*enekʷo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 115-116
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