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Welsh
Etymology
From gwraidd (“roots”) + -iol.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gwreiddiol (feminine singular gwreiddiol, plural gwreiddiol, equative mor wreiddiol, comparative mwy gwreiddiol, superlative mwyaf gwreiddiol)
- original
Noun
gwreiddiol m (plural gwreiddiolion)
- original
Mewn mannau eraill ceir crynhodeb o'r gwreiddiol yn hytrach na chyfieithiad.- Elsewhere there is a summary of the original rather than a translation.
- (linguistics) root, radical (an unmutated consonant)
- Synonym: gwreiddyn
- (music) root (fundamental note of a chord)
- Synonym: gwreiddyn
Derived terms
Mutation
References
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwreiddiol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies