golosg

Welsh

Etymology

go +‎ llosg (“burnt”)

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔlɔsɡ/, [ˈɡɔlɔsk]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡoːlɔsɡ/, [ˈɡoːlɔsk], /ˈɡɔlɔsɡ/, [ˈɡɔlɔsk]

Noun

golosg m (usually uncountable, plural golosgion)

  1. charcoal
    Synonyms: dylosg, siarcol, glo coed, mallwydd, marworlo, coedlo
  2. coke (solid residue from roasting coal, used as a fuel)
    Synonyms: llosglo, côc

Derived terms

  • golosg coed (“wood charcoal”)
  • golosg glo (“coke”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of golosg
radical soft nasal aspirate
golosg olosg ngolosg unchanged

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

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “golosg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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