Ysbryd Glân

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh Yspryt Glan, a calque of Latin Spīritus Sānctus, which in turn is a calque of Ancient Greek Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον (Pneûma tò Hágion), from πνεῦμα (pneûma, “breath, vital force, soul”) + ἅγιος (hágios, “holy”), itself a calque of Biblical Hebrew רוח הקודש / רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ (rûaḥ ha-qodesh, literally “spirit of holiness”), from רוּחַ (rûaḥ, “wind, breath, spirit”) + קודש / קֹדֶשׁ (qodesh, “holiness”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌəsbrɨ̞d ˈɡlaːn/, [ˌəsprɨ̞d ˈɡlaːn]
  • (with definite article) IPA^(key): /ər ˌəsbrɨ̞d ˈɡlaːn/, [ər ˌəsprɨ̞d ˈɡlaːn]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌəsbrɨ̞d ˈɡlaːn/, [ˌəsprɨ̞d ˈɡlaːn]
  • (with definite article) IPA^(key): /ər ˌəsbrɨ̞d ˈɡlaːn/, [ər ˌəsprɨ̞d ˈɡlaːn]

Proper noun

yr Ysbryd Glân m

1. (Christianity) the Holy Spirit, the Holy Ghost (person of the Holy Trinity)

   Synonym: Glân Ysbryd

Coordinate terms

• y Mab (“the Son”)
• y Tad (“the Father”)
• Trindod (“Trinity”)

Derived terms

• bedydd yr Ysbryd Glân (“baptism of the Holy Spirit”)
• y Tad, y Mab a'r Ysbryd Glân (“the Father, Son and Holy Ghost”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
Ysbryd Glân	unchanged	unchanged	Hysbryd Glân
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), “Ysbryd Glân”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies