gobaith

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gobeith, attested in Old Welsh as the given name Guabeith, Guobeith.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔbaiθ/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɡoːbaiθ/, /ˈɡɔbaiθ/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡoːbɛθ/, /ˈɡɔbɛθ/

Noun

gobaith m (plural gobeithion)

  1. hope

Derived terms

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

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