gweddill

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwöðill, from Proto-Celtic *wodīlis; compare Old Irish feidil (“lasting, enduring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɛðɪɬ/

Noun

gweddill m (plural gweddillion)

1. surplus, remnant, residue
2. (mathematics) remainder
3. [the] rest (of something)

Derived terms

• gweddillio

Mutation

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