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gwaith

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Doublets; from Middle Welsh gweith, from Proto-Brythonic *gweiθ, from Proto-Celtic *wextā (time, course, turn) (compare Cornish gweyth, Breton gwezh, Old Irish fecht (journey; time, occasion), Irish feacht (journey; time, occasion)), feminine past participle of Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (to carry, drive).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gwaith m (plural gweithiau or gweithoedd or gweithydd or gweithion)

  1. work, labour, act, deed, task, job; aid
    Mae llawer o waith i'w gael yng Nghaerdydd.
    There's lots of work to be had in Cardiff.
  2. something that is or was done deliberately, product of a physical or mental effort (e.g. building, literary or musical composition, needlework), composition, construction, formation (often left untranslated in English)
    gwaith cwrscoursework
    gwaith gwnïosewing
    gwaith marcio(teacher's) marking
  3. craftsmanship, workmanship, ornamentation, art, execution
    gwaith saercarpentry
  4. fortification, earthwork, fort
  5. a working place, works, factory, manufactory; mine
    mynd i'r gwaithto go to work
    gwaith dursteelworks
    1. (especially South Wales, in the plural) works (industrial district)
  6. shape, form, fashion, look, appearance, manner, mode
  7. (physics) work
    Pan fo grym 1 newton yn symud pellter o 1 metr, cynhyrchir 1 joule o waith.
    When 1 newton of force moves [an object] a distance of 1 metre, 1 joule of work is generated.

Derived terms

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Noun

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gwaith f (plural gweithiau)

  1. time (with cardinal numbers, 'how many times', etc.), occasion, course, turn
    Synonyms: amser, tro
    Rydyn ni wedi gwylio'r ffilm 'ma dwywaith
    We've watched this film two times
  2. journey, course, migration
  3. (military) battle, combat, action

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of gwaith
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwaith waith ngwaith unchanged

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

Further reading

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