mwnws

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • mynws

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

mwnws m or pl

  1. (obsolete) wealth, riches
    Synonyms: cyfoeth, golud
    1. filthy lucre, ill-gotten gains
      Synonym: budrelw
  2. remains, refuse, dross, fluff
    Synonyms: gwaddod, sorod, teilchion, mân us

Mutation

Mutated forms of mwnws
radical soft nasal aspirate
mwnws fwnws unchanged 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), “dross”, 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), “mwnws”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mwnws”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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