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)
- (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
| 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.