söolegydd

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌsɔ.ɔˈlɛɡɨ̞ð/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌsoː.ɔˈleːɡɪð/, /ˌsɔ.ɔˈlɛɡɪð/

Noun

söolegydd m (plural söolegwyr, not mutable)[1]

  1. a zoologist[1]
    Synonyms: swolegydd, söolegwr

Usage notes

Geiriadur yr Academi promotes söolegwr and söolegydd as Welsh terms for zoologist, marking “swolegwr etc.” as “less correct”.[1] However, swolegydd is the preferred term of Y Termiadur Addysg, sponsored by the Welsh government as a source of standardised terminology for use in Welsh-medium education.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  2. ^ The Language Technologies Unit of the Bedwyr Center of Bangor University (2023) “swolegydd”, in Y Termiadur Addysg