gweddill

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwöðill, from Proto-Celtic *wodīlis; compare Old Irish feidil (“lasting, enduring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɛðɪɬ/

Noun

gweddill m (plural gweddillion)

1. surplus, remnant, residue
2. (mathematics) remainder
3. [the] rest (of something)

Derived terms

• gweddillio

Mutation

Mutated forms of gweddill

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gweddill	weddill	ngweddill	unchanged

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

Further reading

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