gweddw

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gweðw, from Proto-Brythonic *gweðw, from Proto-Celtic *widwā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɛðu/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡweːðu/, /ˈɡwɛðu/

Noun

gweddw f (plural gweddwon)

widow

Mutation

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

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gweddw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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