gwelydd

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛlɨ̞ð/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡweːlɪð/, /ˈɡwɛlɪð/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlɨ̞ð

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Welsh gwelyð, from Proto-Brythonic *gwėlɨð, borrowed from Latin validus.[1]

Adjective

gwelydd (feminine singular gwelydd, plural gwelyddion, equative mor welydd, comparative mwy gwelydd, superlative mwyaf gwelydd)

  1. strong, powerful, mighty
    Synonyms: cadarn, cryf, grymus

Noun

gwelydd m (plural gwelyddon or gwelyddion)

  1. champion
    Synonym: ceimiad
  2. lineage, descent, pedigree
    Synonyms: llinach, gwehelyth, ach, hil, tras
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

gwelydd f pl

  1. plural of gwal (“wall”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwelydd
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwelydd welydd ngwelydd unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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