gwinau

Welsh

Etymology

From gwin (“wine”) +‎ -au.

Pronunciation

Adjective

gwinau (feminine singular gwinau, plural gwinau, not comparable)

  1. reddish-brown, wine-colored
  2. bay (of a horse)
    Synonym: coch

Derived terms
  • brocwinau (“bay roan”)
  • gwinau ceiniogog (“dappled bay”)
  • gwinaugoch (“bright bay”)
  • gwinauddu (“dark bay”)
  • gwinauwelw (“light bay”)
  • teyrn gwinau mawr (“cinnamon attila, Attila cinnamomeus”)
  • teyrn gwinau bach (“Casiornis rufus”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwinau winau ngwinau 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), “gwinau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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