sirioldeb

Welsh

Etymology

From siriol (“cheerful”) +‎ -deb.

Pronunciation

  • (standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /sɪrˈjɔldɛb/
    • (North Wales, also colloquial) IPA(key): /sɪrˈjɔldab/

Noun

sirioldeb m (uncountable, not mutable)

  1. cheer, cheerfulness, happiness
    Synonyms: llawenydd, llonder, hapusrwydd

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “sirioldeb”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sirioldeb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.