gogledd
Welsh
Etymology
First attested in the twelfth century; formed as go- (“under”) + cledd (“left hand”, “left side”), the north being on the left-hand side when facing east (similarly, compare de (“right”, “south”)).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔɡlɛð/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔɡlað/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔɡlɛð/
- Rhymes: -ɔɡlɛð
Noun
gogledd m (uncountable)
Synonyms
- (North Wales): y Gogleddbarth
- (inhabitants of a territory comprising northern England and southern Scotland): Gogleddwyr
- (north wind): gogleddwynt, gwynt y gogledd
Antonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Gog
- gogleddbarth
- gogleddbol
- gogleddbwynt
- gogledd-dir
- gogledd-ddwyrain
- gogledd-ddwyreiniol
- gogledd-ddwyreinwynt
- gogleddeg
- gogleddfardd
- gogleddfor
- gogleddgylch
- gogleddiaith
- gogleddig
- gogleddlu
- gogledd magnetig
- gogleddog
- gogleddol
- Goleuni Gogleddol
- gogledd-orllewin
- gogledd-orllewinol
- Gogleddreg
- gogleddus
- gogleddwawl
- gogleddwawr
- Gogleddwr
- Gogleddwraig
- gogleddwynt
- Golau’r Gogledd
- gwynt y gogledd
- gwŷr y Gogledd
- Môr y Gogledd
- pegwn y Gogledd
- seren y Gogledd
Adjective
gogledd (feminine singular gogledd, plural gogledd, equative gogledded, comparative gogleddach, superlative gogleddaf)
Synonyms
- (northern, northerly): gogleddog, gogleddol, gogleddus
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
gogledd | ogledd | ngogledd | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also
- (compass points)
gogledd-orllewin | gogledd | gogledd-ddwyrain |
gorllewin | dwyrain | |
de-orllewin | de | de-ddwyrain |
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