Welsh edit

Etymology edit

de (south) +‎ gorllewin (west)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌdeː.ɔrˈɬɛu̯ɪn/, /dɛ.ɔrˈɬɛu̯ɪn/

Noun edit

de-orllewin m (uncountable)

  1. south-west
  2. (as y De-Orllewin, when in Wales) South-West Wales

Antonyms edit

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
de-orllewin dde-orllewin ne-orllewin unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also edit

  • (compass points)
gogledd-orllewin gogledd gogledd-ddwyrain
gorllewin   dwyrain
de-orllewin de de-ddwyrain


References edit

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