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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh gwastat, from Proto-Brythonic *gwostad (whence Breton goustad), from Proto-Celtic *uɸostatos (whence Old Irish fossad (“stationary, fixed”)).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
gwastad (feminine singular gwastad, plural gwastad, equative mor wastad, comparative mwy gwastad, superlative mwyaf gwastad)
- flat, level, smooth
- consistent
Noun
gwastad m (plural gwastadoedd or gwastadau or gwastadion)
- plain, a flat area of land
Mutation
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), “gwastad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies