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gaeaf.

winter

5 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡeɨ̯av/North-Wales, standard/ˈɡeɨ̯a/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈɡei̯av/South-Wales, standard/ˈɡei̯a/South-Wales, colloquial

  1. winter

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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).

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