gwaeth

Welsh

Etymology

Proto-Celtic *waxtos

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡwaːɨ̯θ/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡwai̯θ/
  • Homophone: gwaith (“work”) (South Wales)
  • Rhymes: -aːɨ̯θ

Adjective

gwaeth

  1. comparative degree of drwg (“bad”)
    1. worse

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwaeth
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwaeth waeth ngwaeth unchanged

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

Further reading

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