gogledd-ddwyrain

Welsh

Etymology

gogledd (“north”) +‎ dwyrain (“east”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌɡɔɡlɛðˈðʊɨ̯rain/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌɡɔɡlɛðˈðʊɨ̯rɛn/, /ˌɡɔɡlaðˈðʊɨ̯rain/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˌɡɔɡlɛðˈðʊi̯rain/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌɡɔɡlɛðˈðʊi̯rɛn/

Noun

gogledd-ddwyrain m (uncountable)

1. north-east
2. (as y Gogledd-Ddwyrain, when in Wales) North-East Wales

Antonyms

• de-orllewin

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gogledd-ddwyrain	ogledd-ddwyrain	ngogledd-ddwyrain	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

• (compass points)

gogledd-orllewin	gogledd	gogledd-ddwyrain
gorllewin		dwyrain
de-orllewin	de	de-ddwyrain

References

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