gwladfa

Welsh

Etymology

From gwlad (“country”) +‎ -fa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwladva/

Noun

gwladfa f (plural gwladfeydd)

1. a colony (a settlement or governmental unit)

   Synonym: trefedigaeth

Derived terms

• gwladfäwr (“colonist”)
• y Wladfa (“the Welsh settlement in Patagonia”)

Related terms

• cytref (“colony (in biology or chemistry)”)
• nythfa (“colony (of birds or insects)”)

Mutation

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