gaeaf
Welsh (Colloquial)
/ˈɡeɨ̯av/, /ˈɡeɨ̯a/, /ˈɡei̯av/, /ˈɡei̯a/
noun
Definitions
- winter
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Welsh gayaf inherited from Old Welsh gaem inherited from Proto-Celtic *gyamo- inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem- (winter).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵʰyem-
Gloss
winter
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
冬
Emoji
⛄️ ⛷️ 🎿 🏂️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chionophile English
- hiemation English
- hibernus Latin
- hiemalis Latin
- hiems Latin
- chio German
- χείμαστρον Ancient Greek
- χειμών Ancient Greek
- χεῖμα Ancient Greek
- χιόνινος Ancient Greek
- χιών Ancient Greek
- *ǵʰey- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰeym- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰyem- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰéyōm Proto-Indo-European
- *gimrį̄ Proto-Germanic
- हिम Sanskrit
- हिमवत् Sanskrit
- geimhreadh Irish
- *zima Proto-Slavic
- हिम Hindi
- หิมะ Thai
- cynaeafu Welsh
- cynhaeaf Welsh
- cysgu Welsh
- gaeafau Welsh
- gaeafgysgu Welsh
- gaeafoedd Welsh
- gam Old Irish
- gemred Old Irish
- *gamur Proto-Celtic
- *gyamo- Proto-Celtic
- *gyemis Proto-Celtic
- *gyemos Proto-Celtic
- hima Pali
- *ȷ́ʰimás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- зима Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- *źʰimás Proto-Indo-Aryan
- ⲭⲓⲱⲛ Coptic
- goañv Breton
- goañvoù Breton
- gwav Cornish
- gwâv Cornish
- இமம் Tamil
- ຫິມະ Lao
- ಹಿಮ Kannada
- jiv Romani
- gayaf Middle Welsh
- हिउँ Nepali
- gaem Old Welsh
- ᱦᱤᱢ Santali
- හිම Sinhala, Sinhalese
- gouaff Middle Breton
- goyf Old Cornish