gwlff

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʊlf/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English gulf.

Alternative forms

Noun

gwlff m (plural gylffau or gylffiau)

  1. (geography) gulf
    Synonyms: morgainc, geneufor

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwlff
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwlff wlff ngwlff unchanged

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

Etymology 2

Noun

gwlff

  1. soft mutation of cwlff

Mutation

Mutated forms of cwlff
radical soft nasal aspirate
cwlff gwlff nghwlff chwlff

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