gwib

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to oscillate, swing”). Cognate with Latin vibrō and English whip.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡwiːb/
  • Rhymes: -iːb

Noun

gwib f or m (plural gwibiau)

  1. rush
    Synonym: rhuthr
  2. sprint
    Synonym: hedfa
  3. run (before a jump)
  4. sudden attack, raid
    Synonym: cyrch
  5. act of wandering, wander, jaunt
    Synonyms: crwydr, crwydriad
  6. (figurative, by extension) whim, fad
    Synonyms: chwiw, mympwy

Derived terms
  • ar wib (“wandering, on the prowl; in a rush”)
  • cymryd gwib (“to take a running jump”)
  • gwibiog, gwibiol (“flitting, dashing, erratic”)
  • naid wib (“running jump”)

Adjective

gwib (feminine singular gwib, plural gwibion, equative gwibed, comparative gwibach, superlative gwibaf)

  1. wandering, roving
    Synonyms: crwydr, disberod, gwibiog, gwibiol, cyfeiliorn
  2. quick, swift, dashing 
    Synonyms: cyflym, gwibiog, gwibiol, ebrwydd, sydyn

Derived terms
  • dipton wib (“type of diphthong in Welsh, characterised by restrictions on rhyming”)
  • gwibredyn (“hard ferns”)
  • Iddew Gwib (“Wandering Jew”)
  • sêr gwib (“shooting stars”)

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

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