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 (collective, singulative gwelltyn)

  1. grass
    Synonym: glaswellt
  2. 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
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