chwant
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh chwant, from Proto-Brythonic *hwant (whence also Breton c'hoant and Cornish hwans), from Proto-Celtic *swantos (“desire”) (whence also Old Irish sét (“treasure”)).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]chwant m (plural chwantau, not mutable)
Derived terms
[edit]- chwantu (“to desire, to lust for”)
- chwantus (“desirous, lustful”)
- trachwant (“greed, desire, voracity; avarice”)
References
[edit]- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwant”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 130
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- Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh
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- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/ant
- Rhymes:Welsh/ant/1 syllable
- Welsh lemmas
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- Welsh non-mutable terms
- Welsh masculine nouns