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Welsh
Pronunciation
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)
- strong, powerful, mighty
- Synonyms: cadarn, cryf, grymus
Noun
gwelydd m (plural gwelyddon or gwelyddion)
- champion
- Synonym: ceimiad
- lineage, descent, pedigree
- Synonyms: llinach, gwehelyth, ach, hil, tras
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
gwelydd f pl
- plural of gwal (“wall”)
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), “gwelydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies