goleulas

Welsh

Etymology

golau (“light”) +‎ glas (“blue, green”)

Adjective

goleulas (feminine singular goleulas, plural goleuleision, equative mor oleulas, comparative mwy goleulas, superlative mwyaf goleulas)

  1. azure, pale blue
    Synonyms: gwynlas, glaswyn, gwelwlas, asur

Derived terms

  • bras goleulas (“indigo bunting”)
  • brenin goleulas (“celestial monarch”)
  • clwbfrwyn goleulas (“grey club-rush”)
  • dacnis goleulas (“turquoise dacnis”)
  • hesg goleulas sythddail (“tufted sedge”)
  • hesg goleulas, hesg goleulas gwyrgamddail (“glaucous sedge”)
  • tewbig goleulas (“indigo grosbeak”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of goleulas
radical soft nasal aspirate
goleulas oleulas ngoleulas 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), “goleulas”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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