Gwyddel

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh Gwyðyl, Guoiðel, from Proto-Brythonic *Guɨðel (compare Breton Gouezel and Old Irish Goídel, a loanword from Brythonic), from Proto-Celtic *wēdus (“wild”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- (“wood, wilderness”) (compare Old English wāþ (“hunt”)).

Pronunciation

Noun

Gwyddel m (plural Gwyddelod or Gwyddelaid or Gwyddeliaid or Gwyddyl, feminine Gwyddeles)

  1. Irishman, Gael (of Ireland)

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
Gwyddel Wyddel Ngwyddel unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Gwyddel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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