gwin

See also: Gwin

English

Verb

gwin

1. (informal, dialectal) present participle of go

Anagrams

• Wing, wing

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

Derived terms

• gwinegr
• gwinieg
• gwinier

Mutation

Mutation of gwin

	unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard
singular	gwin	win	unchanged	kwin
plural	gwinoù	winoù	unchanged	kwinoù

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Breton.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Cornish

Alternative forms

• gwyn

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwin, from late Proto-Celtic *wīnom, borrowed from Latin vīnum. Cognate with Breton and Welsh gwin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡwiːn]

Noun

gwin m (plural gwinow)

1. wine

Derived terms

• gwin gwynn (“white wine”)
• gwin rudh (“red wine”)
• gwin skaw (“elderberry wine”)
• gwin tewyn (“sparkling wine”)
• gwinbren (“vine”)
• gwinlan (“vineyard”)
• gwinwask (“winepress”)
• gwinyer (“winemaker”)

Mutation

Mutation of gwin

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
gwin	win	unchanged	kwin	hwin, win*

* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwiːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn
• Homophone: gwŷn (“ache”) (South Wales)

Noun

gwin m (plural gwinoedd or gwinau)

1. wine
2. (attributive) winy, like wine, pleasant, sweet; fine, excellent

Derived terms

• gwin brwd (“mulled wine”)
• gwin cadarn (“fortified wine”)
• gwin coch (“red wine”)
• gwin gwyn (“white wine”)
• gwinllan (“vineyard”)
• gwinwydd (“vine”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwin

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwin	win	ngwin	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “wine”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gwin”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “gwin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies