gwas

See also: GWAS

Welsh

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old Welsh guas, from Proto-Brythonic *gwass, from Proto-Celtic *uɸostos (“servant”). Compare Breton gwaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡwaːs/
  • Rhymes: -aːs

Noun

gwas m (plural gweision)

  1. servant
  2. lad, boy
  3. best man (attendant to the groom at a wedding)
    Synonym: gwas priodas

Derived terms
  • caethwas (“slave”)
  • gwas priodas (“best man”)
  • gwas y neidr (“dragonfly”)
  • (literary) gwas y weilgi (“albatross”)

Mutation

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