swoleg
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adaptation of English zoology. By surface analysis, sw (“zoo”) + -oleg.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /sʊ.ˈɔlɛɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /zʊ.ˈoːlɛɡ/, /zʊ.ˈɔlɛɡ/
Noun
[edit]swoleg f (uncountable, not mutable)
Derived
[edit]- swolegydd (“zoologist”)
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “swoleg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies