S. gwanon n. “twin” (Category: Two)

S. gwanon, n. “twin” (Category: Two)

G. hethgadwi “twins”

References ✧ LotR/1054; PE17/116; PE23/140; PM/353, 365; PMI/Ambarussa; WJ/367

Glosses

• “a twin” ✧ WJ/367 (gwanunig)
• “one of a pair of twins” ✧ PE23/140

Variations

• gwanon ✧ PE23/140
• gwanunig ✧ WJ/367

Inflections

i·Wenyn	definite nasal-mutation plural; gw-mutation	“the twins”	✧ PM/353; PMI/Ambarussa
gwanūn	dual	“pair of twins”	✧ WJ/367
Gwanur	dual nasal-mutation; gw-mutation	“twins, twin-birth”	✧ PE23/140
Gwanûr	dual nasal-mutation; gw-mutation		✧ LotR/1054
gwanûr	dual nasal-mutation; gw-mutation	“pair of twins”	✧ PE17/116
Gwenyn	plural	“twins”	✧ PM/365
Gwenyn	plural		✧ PMI/Ambarussa
Wanur	soft-mutation; gw-mutation		✧ PE23/140

Elements

go-

“together, co-, com-”

✧ WJ/367 (gwa-); WJ/367 (gwa-)

Element In

• S. Haudh in Gwanûr “Grave-mound of the Twins” ✧ LotR/1054; PE23/140 (Hauð in Gwanur)

Cognates

• Q. onóna “twin-born; one of a pair of twins” ✧ WJ/367

Derivations

• < ✶wo-nōrē “twin-birth” ✧ PE23/140
  • < gwanūr < wo-nōrē ✧ PE23/140

Phonetic Developments

✶wo-nōrē > gwanūr > Gwanur

[wanōrē] > [wanōre] > [gwanōre] > [gwanūre] > [gwanūr]

✧ PE23/140

G. gadwi n. “twins” (Category: Two)

Reference ✧ GL/37 ✧ “twins”

Elements

gad(a)	“joint, link; small lane, track; isthmus”	✧ GL/36 (gad)
-wi¹	“dual”	✧ GL/37 (#-wi)

Element In

• G. hethgadwi “twins” ✧ GL/37

Cognates

• ᴱQ. yunga “twin”