gwig

Welsh

Etymology

Cognate with and possibly derived from Latin vicus (“town”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“settlement”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡwiːɡ/

Noun

gwig f or f pl (plural gwigau or gwigoedd)

  1. wood, forest, grove
  2. town, village, hamlet, street, alley

Derived terms
  • coedwig (“wood, forest”)
  • côr y wig (“the woodland chorus”)
  • blodau'r wig (“common poppies”)

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

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