golau

See also: goláu

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh goleu, from Proto-Brythonic *gwoluɣʉ, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. Compare Cornish golow and Breton gouloù.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔlaɨ̯/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔlɛ/, /ˈɡɔla/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoːlai̯/, /ˈɡɔlai̯/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoːlɛ/, /ˈɡɔlɛ/

Adjective

golau (feminine singular golau, plural goleuon, equative goleued, comparative goleuach, superlative goleuaf)

1. light, bright
2. fair (of hair)

Noun

golau m (plural goleuadau or goleuon)

1. light

Derived terms

• blwyddyn golau
• celwydd golau
• golau ôl
• goleuad
• goleudy
• goleuni
• goleuo

 

Mutation

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