grêt

See also: gret

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English great, from Old English grēat (big), from Proto-Germanic *grautaz (big, coarse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡreːt/

Adjective

grêt (feminine singular grêt, plural grêt, equative greted, comparative gretach, superlative gretaf)

  1. great

Interjection

grêt

  1. great, wonderful

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
grêt unchanged ngrêt unchanged
Irregular.
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), “grêt”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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