gwelydd

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛlɨ̞ð/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡweːlɪð/, /ˈɡwɛlɪð/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlɨ̞ð

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Welsh gwelyð, from Proto-Brythonic *gwėlɨð, borrowed from Latin validus.[1]

Adjective

gwelydd (feminine singular gwelydd, plural gwelyddion, equative mor welydd, comparative mwy gwelydd, superlative mwyaf gwelydd)

  1. strong, powerful, mighty
    Synonyms: cadarn, cryf, grymus

Noun

gwelydd m (plural gwelyddon or gwelyddion)

  1. champion
    Synonym: ceimiad
  2. lineage, descent, pedigree
    Synonyms: llinach, gwehelyth, ach, hil, tras
Derived terms

Noun

gwelydd f pl

  1. plural of gwal (“wall”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwelydd welydd ngwelydd 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), “gwelydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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