gwaeledd
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From gwael (“miserable, wretched, contemptible, despised, abject, vile; unwell, unhealthy, sick, ill, poorly; humble, lowly; base-born, plebeian, ignoble, mean, poor”) + -edd.
Noun[edit]
gwaeledd m (plural gwaeleddau)
- sickness, illness
- poorness
- weakness, frailness, wretchedness, abjectness, misery, vileness
- baseness of birth, meanness
- the common people
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwaeledd | waeledd | ngwaeledd | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwaeledd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies