gwladol

Welsh

Etymology

From gwlad (“country”) +‎ -ol.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwladɔl/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwla(ː)dɔl/

Adjective

gwladol (feminine singular gwladol, plural gwladol, equative mor wladol, comparative mwy gwladol, superlative mwyaf gwladol)

national, state
Synonym: cenedlaethol
civil
Synonym: sifil

Usage notes

Not to be confused in meaning with gwladaidd (“rustic”) or gwledig (“rural”).

Derived terms

Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol (“National Heath Service”)

Mutation

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

References

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