gwaith
Welsh
Etymology
Doublets; from Middle Welsh gweith, from Proto-Brythonic *gweiθ, from Proto-Celtic *wextā (“time, course, turn”) (compare Cornish gweyth, Breton gwezh, Old Irish fecht (“journey; time, occasion”), Irish feacht (“journey; time, occasion”)), feminine past participle of Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to carry, drive”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡwai̯θ/
Noun
gwaith m (plural gweithiau or gweithoedd or gweithydd or gweithion)
- work, labour, act, deed, task, job; aid
- Mae llawer o waith yng Nghaerdydd. ― There's lots of work in Cardiff.
- something that is or was done deliberately, product of a physical or mental effort (e.g. building, literary or musical composition, needlework), composition, construction, formation
- craftsmanship, workmanship, ornamentation, art, execution
- fortification, earthwork, fort
- a working place, works, factory, manufactory; mine
- (especially South Wales, in the plural) industrial district
- shape, form, fashion, look, appearance, manner, mode
Derived terms
- gwaith cartref
- gweithdy
- gweithio
- gweithiwr
- gweithred
Noun
gwaith f (plural gweithiau)
- time (with cardinal numbers, 'how many times', etc.), occasion, course, turn
- Rydyn ni wedi gwylio'r ffilm 'ma dwywaith
- We've watched this film two times
- Synonyms: amser, tro
- journey, course, migration
- (military) battle, combat, action
Derived terms
- ambell waith
- dwywaith
- noswaith
- sawl gwaith
- tair gwaith
- unwaith
- weithiau
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwaith | waith | ngwaith | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwaith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies