gŵyl

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See also: gwyl and gwŷl

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • gwyl (both etymologies)

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Latin vigilia (wakefulness, watch), from vigil (awake), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (to be strong).

Noun

gŵyl m or f (plural gwyliau)

  1. holiday, festival, feast
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

gŵyl (feminine singular gŵyl, plural gŵyl, unknown comparative)

  1. bashful, modest

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gŵyl ŵyl ngŵyl unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.