gwantan

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English wanton.

Adjective

gwantan (feminine singular gwantan, plural gwantan, equative mor wantan, comparative mwy gwantan, superlative mwyaf gwantan)

1. feeble, weak
2. fickle, unreliable

Derived terms

• gwantanrwydd (“fickleness”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwantan	wantan	ngwantan	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwantan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies