wylofus

Welsh

Etymology

wylo (“to cry, to weep”) +‎ -us

Pronunciation

Adjective

wylofus (feminine singular wylofus, plural wylofus, equative mor wylofus, comparative mwy wylofus, superlative mwyaf wylofus)

  1. wailing, doleful, tearful

Derived terms

  • cotoneaster wylofus (“weeping cotoneaster”)
  • gwair wylofus (“weeping grass”)
  • helyg wylofus (“weeping willows”)
  • sbriws wylofus (“weeping spruces”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of wylofus
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
wylofus unchanged unchanged hwylofus

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), “wylofus”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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