gloyw

See also: Gloyw

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gluɨw, from Proto-Celtic *gleiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley-. Cognate with Breton gloev, Cornish gluw, Old Irish glé.

Pronunciation

Adjective

gloyw (feminine singular gloyw, plural gloywon, equative gloywed, comparative gloywach, superlative gloywaf)

  1. bright, brilliant
    Synonym: disglair

Antonyms

  • afloyw (“dull, matte, opaque”)

Derived terms

  • adloywi (“to make bright again, to reburnish”)
  • Caerloyw (“Gloucester”)
  • gloywder (“brightness”)
  • gloywedd (“shine, lustre”)
  • gloywi (“to brighten, to burnish; to clarify”)
  • tryloyw (“transparent”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gloyw
radical soft nasal aspirate
gloyw loyw ngloyw unchanged

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

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gloyw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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