Nadolig
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Welsh Nadolyc, Nadolic, from Proto-Brythonic *Nadọlɨg, a borrowing from Vulgar Latin nătālicius, from Latin nātālīcius (“birth, birthday”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /naˈdɔlɪɡ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdɔlɪɡ/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /naˈdoːlɪɡ/, /naˈdɔlɪɡ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdoːlɪɡ/, /ˈdɔlɪɡ/
Proper noun[edit]
Nadolig m (not mutable)
- Christmas
- Yfory yw'r Nadolig! ― Tomorrow is Christmas!
Usage notes[edit]
- Often accompanied by the definite article
- y Nadolig ― (the) Christmas
- Often clipped in speech and heard as 'Dolig
- Siopa 'Dolig ― Christmas shopping
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Nadolig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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