gwlith

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwliθ, from Proto-Celtic *wlixtis (“dew, moisture”), from *wlikʷos (“wet”) (whence gwlyb), from Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwliːθ/
• Rhymes: -iːθ

Noun

gwlith m (usually uncountable, plural gwlithoedd or gwlithion)

1. dew
2. (figurative) unction
3. (countable) dewfall

Derived terms

• gwlithbwynt (“dew point”)
• gwlithlaw (“drizzle”)
• gwlitho (“to bedew”)
• gwlithog (“dewy”)
• gwlithyn (“dewdrop”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwlith

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwlith	wlith	ngwlith	unchanged

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