Gwyddelig
Sounds roughly like: gwee-thell-ig?
IPA: /gwɪˈðɛlɪg/ ?
CEFR band: A2
Welsh for Adults level: Sylfaen/Foundation
adjective
Irish
Roedd fy mamgu yn dod o deulu Gwyddelig.
My grandma came from an Irish family.
Mae acen Gwyddelig gyda fe.
He has an Irish accent.
More about Gwyddelig (click a category to expand...)
Roots?
from proto-Brythonic guɨðel(man of the woods, wild man) + -ig
Connections?
EnglishGaelic
Family?
Gwyddel[noun]
(pl. Gwyddelod)
an Irish person; Irishman
Gwyddeleg[noun]
the Irish language
Gwyddeles[noun]
(pl. Gwyddelesau)
Irishwoman
Topics and themes?
countries and nationalities
Cymraeg (Welsh)
Cymreig (Welsh)
Cymru (Wales)
Gogledd Iwerddon (Northern Ireland)
Iwerddon (Ireland)
Lloegr (England)
Saesneg (English)
Seisnig (English)
yr Alban (Scotland)
Mutations
Wyddelig?
Es i draw i dafarn Wyddelig.
I went over to an Irish pub.
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