ewinrhew

Welsh

Etymology

Univerbation of ewin (“claw, talon”) +‎ rhew (“ice”). Cognate with Breton ivinreo and Cornish windreaw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛu̯ˈɪn.r̥ɛu̯/, [ɛu̯ˈɪn.r̥ɛu̯]

Noun

ewinrhew m (uncountable)

  1. frostbite
    Synonyms: crepach, (literary) gofitrew

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ewinrhew
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ewinrhew unchanged unchanged hewinrhew

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

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “frostbite”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “ewinrhew”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “ewinrhew”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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