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Welsh
Etymology
Doublets; from Middle Welsh gweith, from Proto-Brythonic *gweiθ, from Proto-Celtic *wextā (“time, course, turn”) (compare Cornish gweyth, Breton gwezh, Old Irish fecht (“journey; time, occasion”), Irish feacht (“journey; time, occasion”)), feminine past participle of Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to carry, drive”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gwaith m (plural gweithiau or gweithoedd or gweithydd or gweithion)
- work, labour, act, deed, task, job; aid
Mae llawer o waith i'w gael yng Nghaerdydd.- There's lots of work to be had in Cardiff.
- something that is or was done deliberately, product of a physical or mental effort (e.g. building, literary or musical composition, needlework), composition, construction, formation (often left untranslated in English)
- gwaith cwrs ― coursework
- gwaith gwnïo ― sewing
- gwaith marcio ― (teacher's) marking
- craftsmanship, workmanship, ornamentation, art, execution
- gwaith saer ― carpentry
- fortification, earthwork, fort
- a working place, works, factory, manufactory; mine
- mynd i'r gwaith ― to go to work
- gwaith dur ― steelworks
- (especially South Wales, in the plural) industrial district
- shape, form, fashion, look, appearance, manner, mode
- (physics) work
Pan fo grym 1 newton yn symud pellter o 1 metr, cynhyrchir 1 joule o waith.- When 1 newton of force moves a distance of 1 metre, 1 joule of work is generated.
Derived terms
Noun
gwaith f (plural gweithiau)
- time (with cardinal numbers, 'how many times', etc.), occasion, course, turn
- Synonyms: amser, tro
Rydyn ni wedi gwylio'r ffilm 'ma dwywaith- We've watched this film two times
- journey, course, migration
- (military) battle, combat, action
Derived terms
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwaith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies