gwrthwyneb
Welsh
Etymology
gwrth- (“anti-, contra-”) + wyneb (“face”).
Noun
gwrthwyneb m (plural gwrthyddion)
Derived terms
- gwrthwynebair (“antonym”)
- gwrthwynebu (“to oppose”)
Adjective
gwrthwyneb (feminine singular gwrthwyneb, plural gwrthwyneb, not comparable)
- opposite, opposed, contrary
- Synonyms: cyferbyniol, croes, cyfarwyneb
Further reading
- Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “contrary”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
- Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “opposite”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gwrthwyneb”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “gwrthwyneb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies