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 *wegyā. 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”)
• llugwe (“filmy fern”)
• meinwe (“(body or plant) tissue”)
• teneuwe (“gauze, film”)
• ymylwe (“selvage”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
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