gwladol

Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From gwlad (“country”) +‎ -ol.

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

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

national, state
Synonym: cenedlaethol
civil
Synonym: sifil

Usage notes edit

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

Derived terms edit

Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol (“National Heath Service”)

Mutation edit

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 edit

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