swolegydd

Welsh

Etymology

swoleg (“zoology”) +‎ -ydd

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌsʊ.ɔˈlɛɡɨ̞ð/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌsuː.ɔˈleːɡɨ̞ð/, /ˌsʊ.ɔˈlɛɡɨ̞ð/

Noun

swolegydd m (plural swolegwyr, not mutable)

  1. zoologist[1]

Usage notes

Geiriadur yr Academi promotes söolegwr and söolegydd as Welsh terms for zoologist, marking “swolegwr etc.” as “less correct”.[2] However, swolegydd is the preferred term of Y Termiadur Addysg, sponsored by the Welsh government as a source of standardised terminology for use in Welsh-medium education.[1]

References
  1. Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎ (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN
  2. Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
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