gwaeledd

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Welsh

Etymology

From gwael (miserable, wretched, contemptible, despised, abject, vile; unwell, unhealthy, sick, ill, poorly; humble, lowly; base-born, plebeian, ignoble, mean, poor) +‎ -edd.

Noun

gwaeledd m (plural gwaeleddau)

  1. sickness, illness
  2. poorness
  3. weakness, frailness, wretchedness, abjectness, misery, vileness
  4. baseness of birth, meanness
  5. the common people

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwaeledd
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwaeledd waeledd ngwaeledd unchanged

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

References

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