gaeaf

Welsh

Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɡeɨ̯av/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡeɨ̯a/
(South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɡei̯av/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡei̯a/
Rhymes: -eɨ̯av

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh gayaf, from Old Welsh gaem, from Proto-Celtic *gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem-.

Celtic cognates include Cornish gwav, Breton goañv, Old Irish gam (Irish geimhreadh). Indo-European cognates include Latin hiems, Ancient Greek χεῖμα (kheîma), Old Church Slavonic зима (zima), Sanskrit हिम (hima).

Noun

gaeaf m (plural gaeafau or gaeafoedd)

winter

Derived terms

berwr y gaeaf (“wintercress”)
cynhaeaf (“harvest”)
byrddydd gaeaf, heuldro'r gaeaf (“winter solstice”)
gaeafgwsg (“hibernation”)
gaeafgysgu (“to hibernate”)

Mutation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

See also

Seasons in Welsh · tymhorau (layout · text) · category
gwanwyn (“spring”)	haf (“summer”)	hydref (“autumn”)	Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Verb

gaeaf

Soft mutation of caeaf.

Mutation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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