gorllewin
Welsh
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editgor- + llewin, the latter word likely from lleu (“light, brightness”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgorllewin m (uncountable)
Antonyms
editDerived terms
edit- Gorllewin Awstralia (“Western Australia”)
- Gorllewin Canolbarth Lloegr (“West Midlands”)
- Gorllewin Ewrop (“Western Europe”)
- gorllewinaidd (“westernised”, adjective)
- gorllewinol (“western”, adjective)
- gorllewinwr m (“westerner”)
- y Gorllewin Gwyllt (“the Wild West”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
gorllewin | orllewin | ngorllewin | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also
edit- (compass points)
gogledd-orllewin | gogledd | gogledd-ddwyrain |
gorllewin | dwyrain | |
de-orllewin | de | de-ddwyrain |
References
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gorllewin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies