swoleg

Welsh

Etymology

Adaptation of English zoology. By surface analysis, sw (“zoo”) +‎ -oleg.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /sʊ.ˈɔlɛɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /zʊ.ˈoːlɛɡ/, /zʊ.ˈɔlɛɡ/

Noun

swoleg f (uncountable, not mutable)

1. zoology

Derived terms

• swolegydd (“zoologist”)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “swoleg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies