gogleddol

Welsh

Etymology

gogledd (“north”) +‎ -ol

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡɔˈɡlɛðɔl/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡɔˈɡleːðɔl/, /ɡɔˈɡlɛðɔl/

Adjective

gogleddol (feminine singular gogleddol, plural gogleddol, equative mor ogleddol, comparative mwy gogleddol, superlative mwyaf gogleddol)

1. northern

Coordinate terms

• deheuol (“southern”)
• dwyreiniol (“eastern”)
• gorllewinol (“western”)

Derived terms

• clust-y-llygoden ogleddol (“Arctic mouse-ear”)
• crec morgrug gogleddol (“northern anteater chat”)
• berwr melyn gogleddol (“northern yellow-cress”)
• y Goleuni Gogleddol (“the Northern Lights”)
• gweirglodd ogleddol (“northern hay-meadow”)
• y Hanerbel Ogleddol, y Hanercrwn Ogleddol (“the Northern Hemisphere”)
• pedryn mawr gogleddol (“Hall's giant petrel”)
• y Pegwn Gogleddol (“the North Pole”)
• prysg-robin gogleddol (“northern scrub-robin”)
• sêr coed bronfoll Ogleddol (“Colombian woodstars”)
• tegeirian-y-gors gogleddol (“northern marsh-orchid”)
• ysgytiwr gogleddol (“northern flicker”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gogleddol

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gogleddol	ogleddol	ngogleddol	unchanged

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

References

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