unnos

Welsh

Etymology

Literally “a day, a night”.

Pronunciation

Noun

unnos m (uncountable)

  1. a period of one night
  2. an unspecified night in the past or future
  3. (often negative) any night

Derived terms

Adjective

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  1. in one night
    1. accomplished in one night
    2. (theater) one-night
  2. (idiomatic) in a short time
  3. (idiomatic) ephemeral
    Synonyms: oesfyr, undydd, undydd unnos

Derived terms

  • undydd unnos (a day and a night)
  • craith unnos (rapidly healing scar)
  • grawn unnos (mushrooms)
  • (law, folklore) caban unnos, hafod unnos, tŷ unnos (house or hut built in one night on common land by a squatter)

Mutation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

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