wyneb

== Welsh == === Alternative forms === gwyneb === Etymology === From Old Welsh enep, from Proto-Brythonic *eneb, from Proto-Celtic *enīkʷom (“face”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁enih₃kʷos (“face”), from *h₁én and *h₃ókʷs (“eye”). Cognate with Breton eneb (“face”), Cornish enep (“face”), and Old Irish enech (“face”). === Pronunciation === (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈwɨnɛb/ (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈwɨnab/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈʊi̯nɛb/, /ˈwɪnɛb/ === Noun === wyneb m (plural wynebau) face (part of head) face, surface front cheek, effrontery ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “wyneb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies