gwlyb

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwlɨb, from Proto-Celtic *wlikʷos.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwlɨːb/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwliːb/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɡwliːb/, /ɡliːb/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨːb

Adjective

gwlyb (feminine singular gwleb, plural gwlyb, equative gwlyped, comparative gwlypach, superlative gwlypaf)

  1. wet

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwlyb wlyb ngwlyb 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), “gwlyb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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