buddugoliaeth

Welsh

Etymology

From buddugol (“victorious”) +‎ -iaeth.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /bɨ̞ðɨ̞ˈɡɔljaɨ̯θ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /bɨ̞ðɨ̞ˈɡɔljɛθ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /bɪðɪˈɡɔljai̯θ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /bɪðɪˈɡɔljɛθ/

Noun

buddugoliaeth f (plural buddugoliaethau)

1. victory, conquest

   Synonyms: concwest, llwyddiant, gorchfygiad

2. supremacy, excellence

   Synonyms: uchafiaeth, goruchafiaeth, rhagoriaeth

3. jubilation, exultation

   Synonyms: gorfoledd, gogoniant

Related terms

• buddugwr (“victor, winner”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of buddugoliaeth

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
buddugoliaeth	fuddugoliaeth	muddugoliaeth	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “victory”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “buddugoliaeth”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “buddugoliaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies