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Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle Welsh gwestei. By surface analysis, gwest (“hospitality, lodging”) + -ai.
Noun
gwestai m (plural gwesteion)
- a guest
- (law, historical) an entourage of twelve men who accompanied medieval Welsh kings
Etymology 2
From gwest (“lodging”) + tai (“houses”).
Noun
gwestai
- plural of gwesty (“hotel”)
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), “gwestai”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- A. Wade-Evans. Welsh Medieval Law.