gostyngaidd

Welsh

Etymology

gostwng (stem: gostyng-) +‎ -aidd

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔsˈdəŋai̯ð/, [ɡɔsˈtəŋai̯ð]

Adjective

gostyngaidd (feminine singular gostyngaidd, plural gostyngaidd, equative gostyngeiddied, comparative gostyngeiddiach, superlative gostyngeiddiaf)

1. humble, meek, lowly, modest, unprideful, unassuming
   • post 1681, an unknown translator of Bp William Beveridge (author), Pregeth Ynghylch godidawgrwydd a defnyddiaeth:

     Ostyngeiddiaf ac Ufuddaf Wasanaethwr eich Anrhydedd // Wiliam Beferids.

     Your Honour’s most Humble and Obedient Servant // William Beveridge.

Derived terms

• gostyngeidd-dra
• gostyngeiddiedig
• gostyngeiddig
• gostyngeiddio (verb)
• gostyngeiddiol
• gostyngeiddlon
• gostyngeiddrwydd

 

Mutation

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

References

• “gostyngaidd” on page 1,515/1 of Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru (1st ed., 1972)