gwledig

Welsh

Etymology

From gwlad (“country”) +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwlɛdɪɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwleːdɪɡ/, /ˈɡwlɛdɪɡ/

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Adjective

gwledig (feminine singular gwledig, plural gwledig, equative mor wledig, comparative mwy gwledig, superlative mwyaf gwledig)

1. rural
2. (obsolete) an epithet used of British rulers around the time of the Roman withdrawal; found in the mutated form wledig, e.g. Macsen Wledig, Amlawdd Wledig.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused in meaning with gwladaidd (“rustic”) or gwladol (“national, civil, state”).

Derived terms

• gwledigion

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwledig	wledig	ngwledig	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), “gwledig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies