gwledig

Welsh

Etymology

From gwlad (“country”) +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwlɛdɪɡ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwleːdɪɡ/, /ˈɡwlɛdɪɡ/
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Adjective

gwledig (feminine singular gwledig, plural gwledig, equative mor wledig, comparative mwy gwledig, superlative mwyaf gwledig)

  1. rural
  2. (obsolete) an epithet or title used of some people around the time of the Roman withdrawal; found in the mutated form wledig, e.g. Macsen Wledig, Amlawdd Wledig.

Usage notes

  • Not to be confused in meaning with gwladaidd (“rustic”) or gwladol (“national, civil, state”).

Derived terms

  • gwledigion

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwledig
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwledig wledig ngwledig 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), “gwledig”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwledig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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