gostyngaidd
Welsh
Etymology
gostwng (stem: gostyng-) + -aidd
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɔsˈdəŋai̯ð/, [ɡɔsˈtəŋai̯ð]
Adjective
gostyngaidd (feminine singular gostyngaidd, plural gostyngaidd, equative gostyngeiddied, comparative gostyngeiddiach, superlative gostyngeiddiaf)
- humble, meek, lowly, modest, unprideful, unassuming
- post 1681, an unknown translator of Bp William Beveridge (author), Pregeth Ynghylch godidawgrwydd a defnyddiaeth:
- Ostyngeiddiaf ac Ufuddaf Wasanaethwr eich Anrhydedd // Wiliam Beferids.
- Your Honour’s most Humble and Obedient Servant // William Beveridge.
- Ostyngeiddiaf ac Ufuddaf Wasanaethwr eich Anrhydedd // Wiliam Beferids.
- post 1681, an unknown translator of Bp William Beveridge (author), Pregeth Ynghylch godidawgrwydd a defnyddiaeth:
Derived terms
- gostyngeidd-dra
- gostyngeiddiedig
- gostyngeiddig
- gostyngeiddio (verb)
- gostyngeiddiol
- gostyngeiddlon
- gostyngeiddrwydd
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| gostyngaidd | ostyngaidd | ngostyngaidd | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- “gostyngaidd” on page 1,515/1 of Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru (1st ed., 1972)
