clocwedd

Welsh

Etymology

From cloc (“clock”) +‎ gwedd (“look, appearance”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɔkwɛð/

Adjective

clocwedd (feminine singular clocwedd, plural clocwedd, not comparable)

  1. clockwise
    Synonyms: (adverbially) yn null cloc, i'r dde
    Antonym: gwrthclocwedd

Mutation

Mutated forms of clocwedd
radical soft nasal aspirate
clocwedd glocwedd nghlocwedd chlocwedd

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

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “clockwise”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “clocwedd”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “clocwedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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