Sounds roughly like: gwee-thell-ig?This transcription uses English spelling to give you a
very rough idea of the Welsh pronunciation. For a more precise guide, listen to the
audio clip or use the IPA transcription below.
More about Gwyddelig (click a category to expand...)
Roots?Etymology: the roots of "Gwyddelig". (Words marked with
an asterisk [*] are hypothetical ancient forms. Their existence is theorized from
the study of words in later texts.)
from
proto-Brythonic
guɨðel(man of the woods, wild man)
+
-ig
Connections?Cognates: words which share an ancestor with
"Gwyddelig".
EnglishGaelic
Family?Welsh words built on the same root as
"Gwyddelig".
Gwyddel[noun]
(pl. Gwyddelod)
an Irish person; Irishman
Gwyddeleg[noun]
the Irish language
Gwyddeles[noun]
(pl. Gwyddelesau)
Irishwoman
Topics and themes?Welsh words sharing a topic or theme with
"Gwyddelig".
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