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Japanese
Romanization
go-
- Rōmaji transcription of ご
Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *uɸo-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upo. Cognate with Cornish go-, Old Irish fo, Scottish Gaelic fo.
Pronunciation
Prefix
go-
- under
- rather, somewhat, partly, next to
- go- + llosg (“burning”) → golosg (“charcoal”)
- go- + pen (“head”) + -ydd → gobennydd (“pillow”)
Derived terms
Mutation
References
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “go-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies