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