gwenith

Welsh

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 connecting this word with gwyn (“white”) 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 pl (singulative gwenithyn)

  1. grains of wheat
  2. wheat plants
Derived terms

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
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
gwenith wenith ngwenith unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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