gweddill

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwöðill, from Proto-Celtic *wodīlis; compare Old Irish feidil (“lasting, enduring”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛðɪɬ/

Noun

gweddill m (plural gweddillion)

  1. surplus, remnant, residue
  2. (mathematics) remainder
  3. [the] rest (of something)

Derived terms

  • gweddillio (“to leave over”)
  • gweddillion (“leftovers”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gweddill
radical soft nasal aspirate
gweddill weddill ngweddill 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), “gweddill”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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