gwrywgydiol

Welsh

Etymology

From gwrywgydio (“to engage in a homosexual act or relationship”) +‎ -ol.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɡʊrɪu̯ˈɡədjɔl/

Usage notes

The diphthong "yw" is generally pronounced /ɪu̯/ in the north.

Adjective

gwrywgydiol (feminine singular gwrywgydiol, plural gwrywgydiol, equative mor wrywgydiol, comparative mwy gwrywgydiol, superlative mwyaf gwrywgydiol)

(offensive) catamitical, sodomitical
Synonym: sodomiaidd
(dated, offensive) homophile, homosexual
Synonym: cyfunrhywiol

Related terms

(dated, offensive) gwrywgydiad (“homosexual act”)
(dated, offensive) gwrywgydiaeth (“homophilia, buggery, sodomy”)
(dated, offensive) gwrywgydiwr (“homophile, bugger, sodomite”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *gwrywgydiol*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwrywgydiol	wrywgydiol	ngwrywgydiol	unchanged

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

References

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