gwreiddiol
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From gwraidd (“roots”) + -iol.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gwreiddiol (feminine singular gwreiddiol, plural gwreiddiol, equative mor wreiddiol, comparative mwy gwreiddiol, superlative mwyaf gwreiddiol)
Noun edit
gwreiddiol m (plural gwreiddiolion)
- original
- Mewn mannau eraill ceir crynhodeb o'r gwreiddiol yn hytrach na chyfieithiad.
- Elsewhere there is a summary of the original rather than a translation.
- (linguistics) root, radical (an unmutated consonant)
- Synonym: gwreiddyn
- (music) root (fundamental note of a chord)
- Synonym: gwreiddyn
Derived terms edit
- gwreiddioldeb (“originality”)
- yn wreiddiol (“originally”)
- llwgr gwreiddiol (“original sin”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwreiddiol | wreiddiol | ngwreiddiol | 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), “gwreiddiol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies