glasglwyf

Welsh

Etymology

From glas (“green”) +‎ clwyf (“sickness”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡlasɡluɨ̯v/, [ˈɡlaskluɨ̯v]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡlasɡlui̯v/, [ˈɡlasklui̯v]

Noun

y glasglwyf m (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) chlorosis, green sickness (anaemia characterised by skin turning green)[1][2]
    Synonyms: clorosis, glesni, y laswst

Mutation

Mutated forms of glasglwyf
radical soft nasal aspirate
glasglwyf lasglwyf nglasglwyf unchanged

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “glasglwyf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
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