gobaith

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gobeith, attested in Old Welsh as the given name Guabeith, Guobeith.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔbaiθ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔbɛθ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoːbaiθ/, /ˈɡɔbaiθ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoːbɛθ/, /ˈɡɔbɛθ/

Noun

gobaith m (plural gobeithion)

1. hope

Derived terms

• diobaith (“hopeless”, adjective)
• gobeithio (“hope”, verb)
• gobeithiol (“hopeful”, adjective)
• Penrhyn Gobaith Da (“Cape of Good Hope”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gobaith

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gobaith	obaith	ngobaith	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.