gostyngedig

Welsh

Etymology

From gostwng (“lower; humble”) +‎ -edig

Adjective

gostyngedig (feminine singular gostyngedig, plural gostyngedig, equative mor ostyngedig, comparative mwy gostyngedig, superlative mwyaf gostyngedig)

1. verbal adjective of gostwng (“lower; humble”)
2. humble, meek, submissive

   Synonyms: diymhongar, addfwyn

Related terms

• gostyngeiddrwydd m (“humility”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

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