wnc

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh wnc (“near, nigh”), from Proto-Brythonic *unk, from Proto-Celtic *onkus (“near”) (whence Old Irish oc (“at”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʊŋk/

Noun

wnc m (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) proximity, nearness

Adjective

wnc

  1. (obsolete) near, close, nigh

Adverb

wnc

  1. (obsolete) here, present

Preposition

wnc

  1. (obsolete) near, nigh

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
wnc unchanged unchanged hwnc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “wnc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  • Owen Pughe, W. (1832) A Dictionary of the Welsh Language, Explained in English, volume 2, Denbigh: Thomas Gee, page 611
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