eglwys

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic [Term?], borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin ecclēsia (“church”). Compare Cornish eglos, Breton iliz.

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

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.