go-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "go"

Japanese

Romanization

go-

1. Rōmaji transcription of ご

Welsh

Alternative forms

• gwo- (older)
• gwe- (with historic i-mutation)

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *uɸo-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upo. Cognate with Cornish go-, Old Irish fo, Scottish Gaelic fo.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡɔ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡoː/, /ɡɔ/

Prefix

go-

1. under
2. rather, somewhat, partly, next to

   ‎go- + ‎llosg (“burning”) → ‎golosg (“charcoal”)

   ‎go- + ‎pen (“head”) + ‎-ydd → ‎gobennydd (“pillow”)

   ‎go- + ‎tŷ (“house”) → ‎gody (“outhouse”)

Derived terms

Welsh terms prefixed with go-

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
go-	o-	ngo-	unchanged
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), “go-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies