golwg

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *uɸolukos, from Proto-Indo-European *upo- + *lewk- (“shine”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔlʊɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoːlʊɡ/, /ˈɡɔlʊɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɔlʊɡ

Noun

golwg m (plural golygon)

1. sight, vision
2. view, sight, vista
3. look, appearance
4. glance, glimpse

Derived terms

• golygu
  • adolygu
• rhagolwg
• golygfa

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
golwg	olwg	ngolwg	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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