-wraig
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the noun gwraig (“woman”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (standard) IPA(key): /wrai̯ɡ/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /rai̯ɡ/
Suffix[edit]
-wraig f (plural -wragedd)
- female agent suffix
- Synonym: -es
- fferm (“farm”) + -wraig → ffermwraig (“female farmer, farmer's wife”)
- tafarn (“pub”) + -wraig → tafarnwraig (“landlady”)
- myfyrio (“to meditate”) + -wraig → myfyrwraig (“female student”)
Usage notes[edit]
- In the modern language, the originally masculine suffix -wr is used freely to designate a person of any gender, particularly with regard to occupations. For example adeiladwr (“builder (male or female)”) — the form adeiladwraig (“female builder”) would be avoided.