gwigh

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish gwihan sg, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to bend, curve”).[1] Cognate with Irish faocha, Manx feoghaig, fughage, Scottish Gaelic faochag, and Welsh gwichiad.

Noun

gwigh (collective, singulative gwighen f)

  1. periwinkles, winkles, whelks

Derived terms

  • gwigh du (“common periwinkles”)
  • gwigh gwynn (“dog whelks”)
  • gwigh karrek (“European painted top-shells”)
  • gwigh kath (“flat top-shells”)
  • gwigh kawgh ki (“netted dog whelks”)
  • gwigh ki (“great top-shells”)
  • gwigh konk (“red whelks”)
  • gwigh loos (“grey top-shells”)
  • gwigh margh (“thick top-shells”)
  • gwigh melyn (“flat periwinkles”)
  • gwigh treth (“common whelks”)
  • kanker gwighen (“hermit crab”)

Mutation

Mutation of gwigh
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
gwigh wigh unchanged kwigh hwigh wigh

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

References

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