Gwyddel

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh Gwyðyl, Guoiðel, from Proto-Brythonic *Guɨðel (compare Breton Gouezel and Old Irish Goídel, a loanword from Brythonic), from Proto-Celtic *weidus (“wild”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- (“wood, wilderness”) (compare Old English wāþ (“hunt”)).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɨ̞ðɛl/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊi̯ðɛl/, /ˈɡwɪðɛl/

Noun

Gwyddel m (plural Gwyddelod or Gwyddelaid or Gwyddeliaid or Gwyddyl, feminine Gwyddeles)

Irishman, Gael (of Ireland)

Derived terms

Gwyddeleg (“Irish language”)
Gwyddeles (“Irishwoman”)
Gwyddelig (“Irish”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *Gwyddel*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Gwyddel	Wyddel	Ngwyddel	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), “Gwyddel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies