gwern

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton guern, from Old Breton guern, guaern, from Proto-Brythonic *gwern, from Proto-Celtic *wernā (compare Gaulish uerna, Old Irish fern and French vergne).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwɛrn/

Noun

gwern ? (plural gwernioù, singulative gwernenn)

  1. alders

Noun

gwern f (plural gwernioù)

  1. mast
  2. swamp

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish guern, from Proto-Brythonic *gwern, from Proto-Celtic *wernā (compare Gaulish uerna, Old Irish fern and French vergne).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwɛrn/

Noun

gwern (collective, singulative gwernen f)

  1. alder
  2. swamp, marsh, marshland

Noun

gwern f (plural gwernow)

  1. mast

Mutation

Mutation of gwern
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
gwern wern unchanged kwern hwern wern

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

References

  • “gwern” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwern, from Proto-Celtic *wernā (compare Old Irish fern). Cognate with Old Armenian գերան (geran) and Albanian verr (“alder”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwɛrn/

Noun

gwern f pl (singulative gwernen, plural gwerni or gwernydd or gwernau or gwernenni or gwernennau)

  1. alders (Alnus)
    1. masts of ships
      Synonym: hwylbrenni
    2. (alder) sticks, staves, shafts of lances
  2. made of alder, aldern
  3. alder carr, alder grove, alder marsh, swamp
    Synonym: gwernllwyn
    1. (sometimes figuratively) hell

Derived terms

  • boda gwerni (“marsh harrier”)
  • boled gwern (“alder bolete”)
  • bras gwerni (“swamp sparrow”)
  • cap gwernydd (“alder cap”)
  • cap llaeth gwernydd (“alder milkcap”)
  • cwpan gwern (“alder goblet”)
  • gwern fawr (“mainmasts”)
  • gwern flaen (“foremasts”)
  • gwern gwerdd (“green alders”)
  • gwern ôl (“mizzenmasts”)
  • gwernllwyn (“alder grove”)
  • gwernog (“abounding in alders”)
  • gwernos (“ alder grove”)
  • gwybedog y gwern (“alder flycatcher”)
  • telor y gwerni (“marsh warbler”)
  • titw'r wern (“marsh tit”)
  • twrci'r gwern (“great bustard”)
  • ysgwydd y gwern (“alder bracket”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwern
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwern wern ngwern unchanged

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

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwern”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.