gwregys
Welsh
Etymology
With metathesis from Old Welsh guecrissou, from Proto-Brythonic *gwö-krissus (“belt”, literally “below-shirt”) (compare Cornish grugys, Breton gouriz), derived from Proto-Celtic *krissus, whence Welsh crys (“shirt”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwrɛɡɨ̞s/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡwreːɡɪs/, /ˈɡwrɛɡɪs/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡreːɡɪs/, /ˈɡrɛɡɪs/
Noun
gwregys m (plural gwregysau)
- (clothing) belt, girdle
- (geography) belt, area, region, zone
Derived terms
- Gwregys Llaethol (“Milky Way”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwregys | wregys | ngwregys | 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), “gwregys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 225