agwedd

Welsh

Etymology

a- +‎ gwedd (“appearance, aspect”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɡwɛð/

Noun

agwedd f (plural agweddau)

  1. attitude, manner, way
    Synonyms: ffordd, modd, dull, ymddygiad
    1. attitude, disposition, stance
      Synonyms: tueddfryd, meddylfryd, natur
  2. aspect, appearance
    Synonyms: ymddangosiad, delw, ffurf
    1. (dramaturgy) manner
  3. (grammar) mood, aspect
    Synonym: modd

Quotations

  • 1941, Crwys, “Argraffiadau Cynnair [Early Editions]”, in Mynd a Dod [Coming and Going], Llandysul: J. D. Lewis and Sons, Gwasg Gomer, page 35:
    Fel mater o ddiddordeb yn unig, a chan hanner chwerthin, y croniclaf unrhyw agwedd arall am y gwaith.
    As a matter of interest only, and half laughing, I will not chronicle any other aspect about the work.

Mutation

Mutated forms of agwedd
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
agwedd unchanged unchanged hagwedd

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

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “aspect”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “attitude”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “agwedd”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “agwedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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