eglwys
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *egluɨs (compare Cornish eglos, Breton iliz), borrowed from Latin ecclēsia (“church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησίᾱ (ekklēsíā).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛɡlʊɨ̯s/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɛɡlʊi̯s/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɛɡlʊs/
Audio (file)
Noun edit
eglwys f (plural eglwysi or eglwysydd)
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
eglwys | unchanged | unchanged | heglwys |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “eglwys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies