gwella

Cornish

Etymology

From gwell (better) +‎ -a.

Adjective

gwella

  1. superlative degree of da (good)best

Derived terms

  • gorhemynadow a'n gwella (best regards, kind regards)
  • oll an gwella (all the best)
  • y'n gwella kas (ideally)
  • y'n gwella prys (fortunately)

Mutation

Mutation of gwella
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
gwella wella unchanged kwella hwella wella

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

Welsh

Etymology

gwell (better) +‎ -ha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛɬa/

Verb

gwella (first-person singular present gwellaf)

  1. (intransitive) to improve, get better
  2. (transitive) to improve, make better

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future gwellaf gwelli gwella gwellwn gwellwch gwellant gwellir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
gwellwn gwellit gwellai gwellem gwellech gwellent gwellid
preterite gwellais gwellaist gwellodd gwellasom gwellasoch gwellasant gwellwyd
pluperfect gwellaswn gwellasit gwellasai gwellasem gwellasech gwellasent gwellasid, gwellesid
present subjunctive gwellwyf gwellych gwello gwellom gwelloch gwellont gweller
imperative gwella gwelled gwellwn gwellwch gwellent gweller
verbal noun gwella
verbal adjectives gwelledig
gwelladwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future gwella i,
gwellaf i
gwelli di gwellith o/e/hi,
gwelliff e/hi
gwellwn ni gwellwch chi gwellan nhw
conditional gwellwn i,
gwellswn i
gwellet ti,
gwellset ti
gwellai fo/fe/hi,
gwellsai fo/fe/hi
gwellen ni,
gwellsen ni
gwellech chi,
gwellsech chi
gwellen nhw,
gwellsen nhw
preterite gwellais i,
gwelles i
gwellaist ti,
gwellest ti
gwellodd o/e/hi gwellon ni gwelloch chi gwellon nhw
imperative gwella gwellwch

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

  • gwellhau

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwella
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwella wella ngwella unchanged

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