gwirfoddol
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
gwir (“true, just”) + bodd (“will”) + -ol.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwɪrˈvɔðɔl/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwɪrˈvoːðɔl/, /ɡwɪrˈvɔðɔl/
Adjective[edit]
gwirfoddol (feminine singular gwirfoddol, plural gwirfoddol, equative mor wirfoddol, comparative mwy gwirfoddol, superlative mwyaf gwirfoddol)
Derived terms[edit]
- gwirfoddoli (“to volunteer”)
- gwirfoddolwr m (“volunteer”)
- gwirfoddolwraig f (“volunteer”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwirfoddol | wirfoddol | ngwirfoddol | 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), “gwirfoddol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies