gwreiddiol

Welsh

Etymology

From gwraidd (roots) +‎ -iol.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwrei̯ðjɔl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ei̯ðjɔl

Adjective

gwreiddiol (feminine singular gwreiddiol, plural gwreiddiol, equative mor wreiddiol, comparative mwy gwreiddiol, superlative mwyaf gwreiddiol)

  1. original
    Synonym: creadigol

Noun

gwreiddiol m (plural gwreiddiolion)

  1. original
    Mewn mannau eraill ceir crynhodeb o'r gwreiddiol yn hytrach na chyfieithiad.
    Elsewhere there is a summary of the original rather than a translation.
  2. (linguistics) root, radical (an unmutated consonant)
    Synonym: gwreiddyn
  3. (music) root (fundamental note of a chord)
    Synonym: gwreiddyn

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwreiddiol
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwreiddiol wreiddiol ngwreiddiol unchanged

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

References

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