gwyfyn

== Welsh == === Etymology === Perhaps related to gwiddon (“mite, weevil”), but the ultimate origin of both words is obscure. gwiddon also has a meaning of "hag," "giantess," which the GPC connects to the word gwŷdd (“wood, trees”). === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwəvɨ̞n/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwəvɪn/ === Noun === gwyfyn m (plural gwyfynod) moth Synonym: pryf y gannwyll ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “moth”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gwyfyn”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin