gwenwyn
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Etymology
From Middle Welsh gwenwyn, from Proto-Brythonic *gwenuɨn (compare Old Cornish guenoin(reiat)), from Latin venēnum.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛnwɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡweːnʊi̯n/, /ˈɡwɛnʊi̯n/, /ˈɡwɛnwɪn/
Noun
gwenwyn m (plural gwenwynau)
Derived terms
- gwenwyn gwaed m (“blood poisoning”)
- gwenwynig (“poisonous”, adjective)
- gwenwyno (“poison”, verb)
Mutation
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