gwallt

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwollt, from Proto-Celtic *woltos.

Cognates

See also Cornish gols, Old Breton guolt, Irish folt, from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (compare English wold, Lithuanian váltis (“oat awn”), Serbo-Croatian vlȃt (“ear (of wheat)”), Ancient Greek λάσιος (lásios, “hairy”)).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwaːɬd/, [ɡwaːɬt]
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwaɬd/, [ɡwaɬt]
Rhymes: -aɬd

Noun

gwallt m (plural gwalltiau)

hair (on head, collectively)

Derived terms

gwallt to (“combover”)
sychwr gwallt (“hairdryer”)

See also

blew

Mutation

Mutated forms of *gwallt*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwallt	wallt	ngwallt	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), “gwallt”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies