gwyrddlas
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]gwyrdd (“green”) + glas (“blue, green”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɨ̞rðlas/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɪrðlas/
Adjective
[edit]gwyrddlas (feminine singular gwyrddlas, plural gwyrddleision, equative mor wyrddlas, comparative mwy gwyrddlas, superlative mwyaf gwyrddlas)
- sea-green, aquamarine
- Synonym: glaswyrdd
- green, verdant (of plants)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| gwyrddlas | wyrddlas | ngwyrddlas | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
See also
[edit]| gwyn | llwyd | du |
| coch; rhudd | oren, melyngoch; brown | melyn; melynwyn |
| melynwyrdd | gwyrdd | |
| gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd | asur, gwynlas | glas |
| fioled, rhuddlas; indigo | majenta; porffor | pinc, rhuddwyn |
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwyrddlas”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies