gostyngedig
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From gostwng (“lower; humble”) + -edig
Adjective
[edit]gostyngedig (feminine singular gostyngedig, plural gostyngedig, equative mor ostyngedig, comparative mwy gostyngedig, superlative mwyaf gostyngedig)
- verbal adjective of gostwng (“lower; humble”)
- humble, meek, submissive
- Synonyms: diymhongar, addfwyn
Related terms
[edit]- gostyngeiddrwydd m (“humility”)
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gostyngedig | ostyngedig | ngostyngedig | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gostyngedig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies