gwaeledd
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From gwael (“miserable, wretched, contemptible, despised, abject, vile; unwell, unhealthy, sick, ill, poorly; humble, lowly; base-born, plebeian, ignoble, mean, poor”) + -edd.
Noun
[edit]gwaeledd m (plural gwaeleddau)
- sickness, illness
- poorness
- weakness, frailness, wretchedness, abjectness, misery, vileness
- baseness of birth, meanness
- the common people
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| gwaeledd | waeledd | ngwaeledd | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwaeledd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies