gweu

== Welsh == === Alternative forms === gwau === Etymology === From Middle Welsh gwëu, from Proto-Celtic *wegyeti (“to weave”). Equivalent to gwe (“web”) +‎ -u. Cognate with Breton gweañ and Cornish gwia. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡweɨ̯/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwei̯/ Rhymes: -eɨ̯ === Verb === gweu (first-person singular present gweaf) to weave Synonym: gwehyddu to weave a web to knit ==== Usage notes ==== The alternative form gwau is only slightly less common than gweu. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== gwead (“weaving, knitting; conposition”) gwehydd, gwëydd (“weaver”) ==== Related terms ==== gwäell (“knitting needle”) gwŷdd (“loom”) === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “gweu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies