go-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "go"

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

go-

Rōmaji transcription of ご

Welsh edit

Alternative forms edit

gwo- (older)
gwe- (with historic i-mutation)

Etymology edit

From Proto-Celtic *uɸo-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upo. Cognate with Cornish go-, Old Irish fo, Scottish Gaelic fo.

Pronunciation edit

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡɔ/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡoː/, /ɡɔ/

Prefix edit

go-

under
rather, somewhat, partly, next to
‎go- + ‎llosg (“burning”) → ‎golosg (“charcoal”)

‎go- + ‎pen (“head”) + ‎-ydd → ‎gobennydd (“pillow”)

Derived terms edit

Welsh terms prefixed with go-

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
go-	o-	ngo-	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

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