释义 |
gwen- Woman. - Suffixed form *gwen-ā‑.
- quean, from Old English cwene, woman, prostitute, wife, from Germanic *kwenōn‑;
- banshee, from Old Irish ben, woman;
- zenana, from Persian zan, woman.
- Suffixed lengthened-grade form *gwēn-i‑. queen, from Old English cwēn, woman, wife, queen, from Germanic *kwēniz.
- Suffixed zero-grade form *gwn̥-ā‑. gyne, -gyne, gyno-, -gynous, -gyny; gynecocracy, gynecology, gynoecium, from Greek gunē, woman.
[Pokorny gu̯ē̆nā 473.] |
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