gwyllgi
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Either from gwyll (“twilight”) + ci (“dog”) or a variant form of gwylltgi from gwyllt (“wild”) and ci (“dog”).
Noun[edit]
gwyllgi m (plural gwyllgwn)
- (mythology) A hellhound from Welsh folklore, appearing as a large black mastiff.
- 2012 August 12, “Amgueddfa werin dros dro yn Wrecsam”, in Cymru Fyw, BBC:
- Ymhlith atyniadau'r amgueddfa bydd storïwr yn adrodd hanes y Gwyllgi, un o gŵn du llên werin Cymru.
- Among the museum's attractions will be a storyteller telling the history of the Gwyllgi, one of the black dogs of Welsh folklore.
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwyllgi | wyllgi | ngwyllgi | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
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Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwyllgi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies