gwellt
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh gwellt, from Proto-Brythonic *gwellt, from Proto-Celtic *gʷeltā.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡweːɬd/, [ɡweːɬt]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwɛɬd/, [ɡwɛɬt]
- Rhymes: -ɛɬd
Noun
gwellt m pl (singulative gwelltyn)
- grass
- Synonym: glaswellt
- straw
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwellt | wellt | ngwellt | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwellt”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies