gwlyb

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwlɨb, from Proto-Celtic *wlikʷos.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwlɨːb/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwliːb/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡwliːb/, /ɡliːb/

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• Rhymes: -ɨːb

Adjective

gwlyb (feminine singular gwleb, plural gwlyb, equative gwlyped, comparative gwlypach, superlative gwlypaf)

1. wet

Related terms

• gwlith
• gwlithen
• gwlych

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwlyb	wlyb	ngwlyb	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), “gwlyb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies