gweddill

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Brythonic *gwöðill, from Proto-Celtic *wodīlis; compare Old Irish feidil (lasting, enduring).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gweddill m (plural gweddillion)

  1. surplus, remnant, residue
  2. (mathematics) remainder
  3. [the] rest (of something)

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

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