gwaith

Welsh

Etymology

Doublets; from Middle Welsh gweith, from Proto-Brythonic *gweiθ, from Proto-Celtic *wextā (“time, course, turn”) (compare Cornish gweyth, Breton gwezh, Old Irish fecht (“journey; time, occasion”), Irish feacht (“journey; time, occasion”)), feminine past participle of Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to carry, drive”).

Noun

gwaith m (plural gweithiau or gweithoedd or gweithydd or gweithion)

1. 1. work, labour, act, deed, task, job; aid

      Mae llawer o waith yng Nghaerdydd. ― There's lots of work in Cardiff.

   2. something that is or was done deliberately, product of a physical or mental effort (e.g. building, literary or musical composition, needlework), composition, construction, formation
   3. craftsmanship, workmanship, ornamentation, art, execution
2. fortification, earthwork, fort
3. 1. a working place, works, factory, manufactory; mine
   2. (especially South Wales, in the plural) industrial district
4. shape, form, fashion, look, appearance, manner, mode

Related terms

• gweithio
• weithiau

Noun

gwaith f (plural gweithiau)

1. time (with cardinal numbers, 'how many times', etc.), occasion, course, turn

   Rydyn ni wedi gwylio'r ffilm 'ma dwywaith

   We've watched this film two times

2. 1. journey, course, migration
   2. (military) battle, combat, action

Synonyms

• amser
• tro

Mutation

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

References

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