gwladfa
Welsh
Etymology
From gwlad (“country”) + -fa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡwladva/
Noun
gwladfa f (plural gwladfeydd)
- a colony (a settlement or governmental unit)
- Synonym: trefedigaeth
Related terms
- cytref (“colony (in biology or chemistry)”)
- nythfa (“colony (of birds or insects)”)
Derived terms
- y Wladfa (“the Welsh settlement in Patagonia”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwladfa | wladfa | ngwladfa | 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) , “gwladfa”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies