golau

See also: goláu

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh goleu, from Proto-Brythonic *gwoluɣʉ,^[1] from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. Compare Cornish golow and Breton gouloù.

Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔlaɨ̯/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔlɛ/, /ˈɡɔla/
(South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoːlai̯/, /ˈɡɔlai̯/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoːlɛ/, /ˈɡɔlɛ/

Adjective

golau (feminine singular golau, plural goleuon, equative goleued, comparative goleuach, superlative goleuaf)

light, bright
fair (of hair)

Derived terms

celwydd golau (“white lie”)

Noun

golau m (plural goleuau or goleuon)

light

Derived terms

blwyddyn golau (“ light year”)
golau blaen (“headlight”)
golau ôl (“rear light”)
golau pen (“headlamp, lamp worn on head”)
goleuad (“light source”)
goleudy (“lighthouse”)
goleuni (“illumination”)
goleuo (“to illuminate”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *golau*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
golau	olau	ngolau	unchanged

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

References

^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 76 vi