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Welsh
Etymology
gwyro (“to bend, to stoop”) + -iad.
Noun
gwyriad m (plural gwyriadau safonol)
- deflection, deviation, diversion
- Synonyms: camiad, crymiad, plygiad, ystumiad
- (figurative) deviation, aberration, perversion
- Synonyms: crwydriad, gwyrdroad
- (grammar) vowel affection
- (music) inflection
Derived terms
References
- Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwyriad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies