gweilgi

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wailos (“wolf, howler”) +‎ ci (“dog”). Compare also Irish faolchú (“wolf”).

Noun

gweilgi f (plural gweilgïoedd)

1. sea
2. torrent

Derived terms

• (literary) gwas y weilgi (“albatross”)
• gŵydd y weilgi (“gannet”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gweilgi	weilgi	ngweilgi	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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