gwridog

Welsh

Alternative forms

• gwridiog

Etymology

From gwrid (“ruddiness of cheeks”) +‎ -og.

Adjective

gwridog (feminine singular gwridog, plural gwridog, equative mor wridog, comparative mwy gwridog, superlative mwyaf gwridog)

1. rosy-cheeked, blushing, flushed

   Synonyms: gwritgoch, bochgoch, cochliw, wynepgoch

Derived terms

• adar cariad gwridog (“rosy-faced lovebirds”)
• ffenigl-y-moch gwridog (“masterwort”)
• madarch gwridog y coed (“blushing wood mushrooms”)
• môr-wennol wridog (“roseate tern”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwridog	wridog	ngwridog	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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