gwyliau

Welsh

Etymology

From gŵyl +‎ -iau.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɨ̞ljaɨ̯/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɨ̞ljɛ/, /ˈɡwɨ̞lja/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊi̯ljai̯/, /ˈɡwɪljai̯/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊi̯ljɛ/, /ˈɡwɪljɛ/
• Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯ljaɨ̯, -wɨ̞ljaɨ̯

Noun

gwyliau

1. plural of gŵyl (“festival; holiday, vacation”)

Mutation

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