-wraig

Welsh

Etymology

From the noun gwraig (“woman”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /wrai̯ɡ/
  • (colloquial) IPA^(key): /rai̯ɡ/

Suffix

-wraig f (plural -wragedd)

1. 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

• 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.

Derived terms

Welsh terms suffixed with -wraig