gwell
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwɛɬ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡweːɬ/, /ɡwɛɬ/
- Rhymes: -ɛɬ
Adjective
gwell
- comparative degree of da: better
Adverb
gwell
- Prefer
- Mae well 'da fi ddawnsio na chanu (South) ― I prefer to dance than sing
- Mae well gen i de na choffi (North) ― I prefer tea to coffee
- Had better
- Well i chi beidio ― you had better not
Usage notes
- When used to mean 'prefer', gwell is combined with the possessive construction (literally "it is better with me"). When used to mean 'had better', it is linked to its subject by i (literally "it is better for me"). In both cases it is almost always followed by the soft mutation.
Derived terms
- gwella
See also
- da
- gorau
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwell | well | ngwell | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||