mws
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Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *meu- (“damp”). Cf. Cornish mosek (“stinking, rank”).
Adjective[edit]
mws (feminine singular mws, plural mws, equative mwsed, comparative mwsach, superlative mwsaf)
Etymology 2[edit]
From English moose, from a Northeastern Algonquian language.
Noun[edit]
mws m (plural mws)
- elk, moose, Alces alces
- Synonym: elc
Etymology 3[edit]
From English mousse, from French mousse (“foam, froth”).
Noun[edit]
mws m (uncountable)
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
mws | fws | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mws”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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