gwanu

== Welsh == === Alternative forms === gwân === Etymology === From Middle Welsh gwanu, from Proto-Brythonic *gwėnɨd, from Proto-Celtic *gʷaneti, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwanɨ̞/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwa(ː)ni/ Rhymes: -anɨ̞ === Verb === gwanu (first-person singular present gwanaf)(transitive) to stab, to pierce to raid to penetrate in sexual intercourse to skedaddle, to flee Synonyms: dianc, ffoi ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== gwaneg (“billow, wave”) gwanu ei ben allan (“to stick ones head out”) gwanu ei ben i (“to stick ones head into”) gwaniad (“stab”, noun) === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gwanu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “gwanu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies