gormesol

Welsh

Etymology

From gormes (“tyranny, oppression”) +‎ -ol.

Adjective

gormesol (feminine singular gormesol, plural gormesol, equative mor ormesol, comparative mwy gormesol, superlative mwyaf gormesol)

  1. tyrannical, oppressive, overwhelming, burdensome
    Synonyms: gorthrymus, treisgar, llethol, beichus, blinderus
  2. intrusive, encroaching 
    Synonym: trawsymwthiol
  3. greedy, ravenous
    Synonyms: gwancus, rheibus, difaol

Mutation

Mutated forms of gormesol
radical soft nasal aspirate
gormesol ormesol ngormesol unchanged

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gormesol”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gormesol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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