glawog

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • glawiog

Etymology

glaw (“rain”) +‎ -og. Cognate with Breton glavek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlau̯ɔɡ/
  • Rhymes: -au̯ɔɡ

Adjective

glawog (feminine singular glawog, plural glawog, equative mor lawog, comparative mwy glawog, superlative mwyaf glawog)

  1. rainy
    Synonyms: gwlyb, gwlybyrog

Mutation

Mutated forms of glawog
radical soft nasal aspirate
glawog lawog nglawog unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “glawog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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