unionsyth
Welsh
editEtymology
edituniawn (“straight, upright”) + syth (“straight”).
Adjective
editunionsyth (feminine singular unionsyth, plural unionsyth, not comparable)
- perfectly straight
- upright, erect, vertical
- Synonyms: fertigol, perpendicwlar
- (figurative) righteous
- immediate, direct(ly) straight
- Synonyms: uniongyrchol, di-oed
Further reading
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “unionsyth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies