amlgarwriaethol

Welsh

Etymology

Calque of English polyamorous. By surface analysis, amlgarwriaeth (polyamory) +‎ -ol or aml (poly-) +‎ carwriaethol (amatory, pertaining to courtship).

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. (neologism) polyamorous (partaking in a relationship with multiple partners with the consent of all involved)

Quotations

  • 2024, “Diomysus: More Than Monogamy”, in Iris Prize[1], archived from the original on 23 July 2025:
    Ffilm arbrofol lle mae grŵp o lygod (a leisiwyd gan aelodau cymuned amlgarwriaethol y DU y mae eu hunaniaethau’n cael eu cuddio gan ddefnyddio pypedwaith) yn trafod eu profiadau o amlgarwriaeth.
    An experimental film in which a group of mice (voiced by members of the UK polyamorous community whose identities are concealed using puppetry) discuss their experiences of polyamory.

Mutation

Mutated forms of amlgarwriaethol
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
amlgarwriaethol unchanged unchanged hamlgarwriaethol

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