gwledig

Welsh Edit

Etymology Edit

From gwlad (“country”) +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation Edit

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwlɛdɪɡ/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwleːdɪɡ/, /ˈɡwlɛdɪɡ/
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Adjective Edit

gwledig (feminine singular gwledig, plural gwledig, equative cyn wledig, comparative mwy gwledig, superlative mwyaf gwledig)

rural

Usage notes Edit

Not to be confused in meaning with gwladaidd (“rustic”) or gwladol (“national, civil, state”).

Mutation Edit

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