golau

See also: goláu

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh goleu, from Proto-Brythonic *gwoluɣʉ,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. Compare Cornish golow and Breton gouloù.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔlaɨ̯/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔlɛ/, /ˈɡɔla/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɡoːlai̯/, /ˈɡɔlai̯/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡoːlɛ/, /ˈɡɔlɛ/

Adjective

golau (feminine singular golau, plural goleuon, equative goleued, comparative goleuach, superlative goleuaf)

  1. light, bright
  2. fair (of hair)

Noun

golau m (plural goleuadau or goleuon)

  1. light

Derived terms

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

References
  1. Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 76 vi
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