Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From gwael (miserable, wretched, contemptible, despised, abject, vile; unwell, unhealthy, sick, ill, poorly; humble, lowly; base-born, plebeian, ignoble, mean, poor) +‎ -edd.

Noun edit

gwaeledd m (plural gwaeleddau)

  1. sickness, illness
  2. poorness
  3. weakness, frailness, wretchedness, abjectness, misery, vileness
  4. baseness of birth, meanness
  5. the common people

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwaeledd waeledd ngwaeledd 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), “gwaeledd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies