gweddill

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwöðill, from Proto-Celtic *wodīlis; compare Old Irish feidil (“lasting, enduring”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛðɪɬ/

Noun

gweddill m (plural gweddillion)

  1. surplus, remnant, residue
  2. (mathematics) remainder
  3. [the] rest (of something)

Derived terms
  • gweddillio

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