gwyllt
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh gwyllt, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨlt (“wild”) (Old Cornish guill, Cornish gwyls (“wild”), Old Breton gueldenes (“untamed island”)), from Proto-Celtic *gʷeltis (“wild”) (Irish geilt (“lunatic”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰel-t-. May be cognate with English wild if Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz is also from *gʷʰel-t- and not, as sometimes proposed, from a *wel- (“hair, wool”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwɨːɬd/, [ɡwɨːɬt]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwɪɬd/, [ɡwɪɬt]
- Rhymes: -ɨːɬd
Adjective edit
gwyllt (feminine singular gwyllt, plural gwylltion, equative gwyllted, comparative gwylltach, superlative gwylltaf)
Derived terms edit
- gwylltineb (“wildness; rage, fury”)
- gwylltio (“to rage, to become angry”)
- tân gwyllt (“wild fire; firework”)
- pabi gwyllt (“wild poppy, red poppy”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
gwyllt | wyllt | ngwyllt | 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), “gwyllt”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies