gellgi
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From gell (“bay”) + ci (“dog”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gellgi m (plural gellgwn)
- staghound, covert hound
- 1841, Hywel Dda, translated by Aneurin Owen, Ancient Laws and Institutes of Wales[1]:
- Unwerth yw gellgi breyr a milgi brenhin gogyfoed ac ef
- A breyr’s covert-hound and a king’s greyhound, of the same age, are of equal worth.
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
gellgi | ellgi | ngellgi | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gellgi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies