penwan

Welsh

Etymology

pen (“head”) +‎ gwan (“weak”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

penwan (feminine singular penwan, plural penwan, equative mor benwan, comparative mwy penwan, superlative mwyaf penwan)

  1. silly, foolish, softheaded, feeble-minded, senseless
    Synonyms: syn, gwirion, ffôl, mwydrus, dryslyd, ffwndrus, hurt, disynnwyr
  2. mad, crazy, furious
    Synonyms: gorffwyll, gwallgof, cynddeiriog
  3. giddy, lightheaded
    Synonyms: penfeddw, penysgafn

Noun

penwan m or f by sense (plural penweiniaid or penweinion, diminutive penwannyn)

  1. (usually in the plural) foolish person

Mutation

Mutated forms of penwan
radical soft nasal aspirate
penwan benwan mhenwan phenwan

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “penwan”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “penwan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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