gweinidog

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gweinidog, from *gweinid (“to serve, minister”) +‎ -og. The (virtually unattested) base *gweinid is from Proto-Celtic *uɸognītus.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwei̯ˈnɪdɔɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwei̯ˈniːdɔɡ/, /ɡwei̯ˈnɪdɔɡ/

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Noun

gweinidog m (plural gweinidogion)

1. minister

Derived terms

• gweinidogaeth (“ministry”)
• gweinidogol (“ministerial”)
• prif weinidog (“first minister, prime minister”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gweinidog

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gweinidog	weinidog	ngweinidog	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.