hwy (pluralhwys)
From a presumed earlier *hwīe, fromProto-West Germanic*hwiu, fromProto-Germanic*hwī(“with what”), to which the more common instrumental ending *-ō had been added. Cognate withOld High Germanhwiu(instrumental case ofhwaz).
hwȳ
hwȳ
FromProto-Northern Jê*py(“achiote”) <Proto-Cerrado*pyj’(“achiote”).
hwy
FromProto-Northern Jê*py(“achiote”) <Proto-Cerrado*pyj’(“achiote”).
hwy
FromMiddle Welshwy, fromProto-Celtic*eyes, plural of*es, fromProto-Indo-European*éy. Cognate withBretoni(nt) andIrishia(d).
The initialh- is from the final-nt of verbs having the allophone-nnh- between vowels (e.g.gwelant wy “they see” >/gwelannhwy/ >gwelan(t) hwy); the colloquial formnhw formed by the same process.
hwy
Hwy is exclusively Literary Welsh. Colloquial Welsh usesnhw instead.
Proto-Celtic*sēyos, comparative of*sīros (for the same alteration compare*māros, comp.*māyos > Welshmawr, comp.mwy).
hwy
hwy
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| wy | unchanged | unchanged | hwy |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hwy”, inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies