gwe

See also: GWE

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English go away.

Verb

gwe

  1. to go away, to leave
  2. to disappear
    Mi bagasi gwe. ― My luggage is gone.

Welsh
Gwe wlithog

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwe, from Proto-Celtic *wegā. Cognate with Breton gwiad, and Cornish gwi, gwias.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡweː/
  • Rhymes: -eː

Noun

gwe f (plural gweoedd)

  1. web, spiderweb
  2. gauze
  3. (with definite article) the web

Derived terms
  • anwe (“woof, weft”)
  • gwe-rwydo (“phishing”)
  • gwe-ymlusgwr (“web crawler”)
  • gwefan (“website”)
  • gweog (“webbed”)
  • gweol (“textile, woven”)
  • gweu (“to spin a web; to knit”)
  • gwewyfyn (“webworm”)
  • meinwe (“(body or plant) tissue”)
  • ymylwe (“selvage”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
gwe we ngwe unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwe”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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