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gwin

gwin

English

Verb

gwin

  1. (informal, dialectal) present participle of go

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwin, from late Proto-Celtic *wīnom, borrowed from Latin vīnum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwɪ̃n/

Noun

gwin m (plural gwinoù)

  1. wine

Cornish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwin, from late Proto-Celtic *wīnom, borrowed from Latin vīnum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡwiːn]

Noun

gwin m

  1. wine

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwin, from late Proto-Celtic *wīnom, borrowed from Latin vīnum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwiːn/

Noun

gwin m (plural gwinoedd or gwinau)

  1. wine

Adjective

gwin (feminine singular gwin, plural gwin)

  1. winy, like wine, pleasant, sweet; fine, excellent

Mutation

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

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