Gwladfa

See also: gwladfa

Welsh

Etymology

Nominalisation of gwladfa (“colony”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwladva/

Noun

y Wladfa f

  1. the Welsh colony in Patagonia
    Synonym: y Wladychfa Gymreig
    • 2018 September 28, “Cymraeg y Wladfa a Chymraeg Cymru - beth yw'r gwahaniaethau?”, in BBC Cymru‎[1], archived from the original on 2 October 2018:
      Mae Dr Iwan Wyn Rees yn arbenigwr tafodieithoedd sydd wedi astudio tafodiaith y Wladfa ac mae'n awgrymu ei bod yn bryd i'r llyfrau sy'n cael eu defnyddio mewn gwersi Cymraeg yno adlewyrchu'r dafodiaith arbennig sydd wedi datblygu yno.
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Mutation

Mutated forms of Gwladfa
radical soft nasal aspirate
Gwladfa Wladfa Ngwladfa unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “Gwladfa”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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