Gwyddel
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh Gwyðyl, Guoiðel, from Proto-Brythonic *Guɨðel (compare Breton Gouezel and Old Irish Goídel, a loanword from Brythonic), from Proto-Celtic *wēdus (“wild”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- (“wood, wilderness”) (compare Old English wāþ (“hunt”)).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɨ̞ðɛl/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡʊi̯ðɛl/, /ˈɡwɪðɛl/
Noun
Gwyddel m (plural Gwyddelod or Gwyddelaid or Gwyddeliaid or Gwyddyl, feminine Gwyddeles)
- Irishman, Gael (of Ireland)
Derived terms
- Gwyddeleg (“Irish language”)
- Gwyddeles (“Irishwoman”)
- Gwyddelig (“Irish”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| Gwyddel | Wyddel | Ngwyddel | 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), “Gwyddel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies