gwas

See also: GWAS

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwas, from Old Welsh guas, from Proto-Brythonic *gwass, from Proto-Celtic *uɸostos (“servant”). Compare Breton gwaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡwaːs/
  • Rhymes: -aːs

Noun

gwas m (plural gweision)

  1. servant
  2. lad, boy
  3. best man (attendant to the groom at a wedding)
    Synonym: gwas priodas

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwas was ngwas unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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