eglwys

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *egluɨs (compare Cornish eglos, Breton iliz), borrowed from Latin ecclēsia (“church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησίᾱ (ekklēsíā).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛɡlʊɨ̯s/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɛɡlʊi̯s/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɛɡlʊs/

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Noun

eglwys f (plural eglwysi or eglwysydd)

1. church

Synonyms

• llan

Coordinate terms

• mosg
• teml
• synagog

Derived terms

• Eglwys Gatholig Rufeinig

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
eglwys	unchanged	unchanged	heglwys
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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