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Welsh
Etymology
From gwrywgydio (“to engage in a homosexual act or relationship”) + -ol.
Pronunciation
Usage notes
The diphthong "yw" is generally pronounced /ɪu̯/ in the north.
Adjective
gwrywgydiol (feminine singular gwrywgydiol, plural gwrywgydiol, equative mor wrywgydiol, comparative mwy gwrywgydiol, superlative mwyaf gwrywgydiol)
- (offensive) catamitical, sodomitical
- Synonym: sodomiaidd
- (dated, offensive) homophile, homosexual
- Synonym: cyfunrhywiol
- (dated, offensive) gwrywgydiad (“homosexual act”)
- (dated, offensive) gwrywgydiaeth (“homophilia, buggery, sodomy”)
- (dated, offensive) gwrywgydiwr (“homophile, bugger, sodomite”)
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), “gwrywgydiol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies