gwladwriaeth
Welsh
Etymology
From gwladwr (“countryman”) + -iaeth (suffix forming abstract nouns).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwlaˈdʊrjaɨ̯θ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwlaˈdʊrjai̯θ/
- Rhymes: -ʊrjaɨ̯θ
Noun
gwladwriaeth f (plural gwladwriaethau)
- body politic, commonweal
- Synonyms: cyfoeth, lles cyffredin
- state, polity
- Synonym: ystad
- commonwealth, republic
- Synonyms: cymanwlad, gwerinlywodraeth, gweriniaeth
- (historical, as y Wladwriaeth) the Commonwealth of England, the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland
- (philosophy, as y Wladwriaeth) Plato's Republic
Derived terms
- gwladwriaeth dysgeidiaeth (“the republic of letters”)
- gwladwriaeth les (“welfare state”)
- gwladwriaeth bolîs (“police state”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| gwladwriaeth | wladwriaeth | ngwladwriaeth | 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), “gwladwriaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies