gwregys
Welsh
editEtymology
editWith metathesis from Old Welsh guecrissou, from Proto-Brythonic *gwö-krissus (“belt”, literally “below-shirt”) (compare Cornish grugys, Breton gouriz), derived from Proto-Celtic *krissus, whence Welsh crys (“shirt”).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwrɛɡɨ̞s/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡwreːɡɪs/, /ˈɡwrɛɡɪs/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡreːɡɪs/, /ˈɡrɛɡɪs/
Noun
editgwregys m (plural gwregysau)
Derived terms
edit- Gwregys Llaethol (“Milky Way”)
- Gwregys Mawr (“Great Belt”)
- gwregys nofio (“life belt”)
- gwregys y môr (“sea-belt”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
gwregys | wregys | ngwregys | 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), “gwregys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 225
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- Welsh terms inherited from Old Welsh
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- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
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- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
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- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
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