nawddsant
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From nawdd (“patronage”) + sant (“saint”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nawddsant m (plural nawddseintiau, feminine nawddsantes, not mutable)
- patron saint
- Dewi Sant yw nawddsant Cymru.
- Saint David is the patron saint of Wales.
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nawddsant”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies