gormes

Welsh

Etymology

Equivalent to gor- (“over-”) +‎ an element derived from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure; to give advice”), as in medd (“authority”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔrmɛs/

Noun

gormes f

1. oppression, repression
2. tyranny

Derived terms

• gormesol (“repressive, tyrannical”)
• gormesu (“to oppress, to repress”)
• gormeswr (“oppressor, tyrant”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gormes

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gormes	ormes	ngormes	unchanged

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