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)

  1. body politic, commonweal
    Synonyms: cyfoeth, lles cyffredin
  2. state, polity
    Synonym: ystad
  3. commonwealth, republic
    Synonyms: cymanwlad, gwerinlywodraeth, gweriniaeth
    1. (historical, as y Wladwriaeth) the Commonwealth of England, the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland
      Synonyms: Gwerinlywodraeth Lloegr; Gwerinlywodraeth Lloegr, yr Alban ac Iwerddon
    2. (philosophy, as y Wladwriaeth) Plato's Republic

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwladwriaeth
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