gwladwriaeth

Welsh

Etymology

From gwladwr (“countryman”) +‎ -iaeth (suffix forming abstract nouns).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwlaˈdʊrjaɨ̯θ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwlaˈdʊrjai̯θ/
• Rhymes: -ʊrjaɨ̯θ

Noun

gwladwriaeth f (plural gwladwriaethau)

1. body politic, commonweal

   Synonyms: cyfoeth, lles cyffredin

2. state, polity

   Synonym: ystad

3. commonwealth, republic

   Synonyms: cymanwlad, gwerinlywodraeth, gweriniaeth

   1. (historical, as y Wladwriaeth) the Commonwealth of England, the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland

      Synonyms: Gwerinlywodraeth Lloegr; Gwerinlywodraeth Lloegr, yr Alban ac Iwerddon

   2. (philosophy, as y Wladwriaeth) Plato's Republic

Derived terms

• gwladwriaeth dysgeidiaeth (“the republic of letters”)
• gwladwriaeth les (“welfare state”)
• gwladwriaeth bolîs (“police state”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwladwriaeth

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwladwriaeth	wladwriaeth	ngwladwriaeth	unchanged

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

References

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