gwaeth

Welsh

Etymology

Proto-Celtic *waxtos

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwaːɨ̯θ/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwai̯θ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwaːθ/
• Homophone: gwaith (“work”) (South Wales)
• Rhymes: -aːɨ̯θ

Adjective

gwaeth

1. comparative degree of drwg (“bad”)
   1. worse

Mutation

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