gloes

Welsh

Alternative forms

• loes

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡloːɨ̯s/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡlɔi̯s/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡloːs/
• Rhymes: -oːɨ̯s

Noun

gloes f (plural gloesau or gloesiau or gloeson or gloesion or gloesoedd or gloesydd)

1. agony, anguish, great pain

   Synonyms: poen, cur

2. (South Wales) faint, swoon

   Synonyms: llesmair, llewyg, ffeintiad

3. (especially in the plural) convulsion, retching, vomiting

   Synonyms: chwydfa, cyfog

Derived terms

• adloes
• gorloes

Mutation

Mutated forms of gloes

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gloes	loes	ngloes	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gloes”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gloes”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies