gwraig

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh gureic, gwreic, from Proto-Brythonic *gwrėg.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwrai̯ɡ/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɡwrai̯ɡ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ai̯ɡ

Noun

gwraig f (plural gwragedd, diminutive plural gwrageddach or gwrageddos, double plural gwrageddoedd or gwrageddaint)

  1. wife
    Synonym: priod
  2. woman
    Synonyms: dynes, menyw, merch

Derived terms

  • gwraig briod (“matron”)
  • gwraig cadw tŷ (“housekeeper”)
  • gwraig gleisiog (“battered wife”)
  • gwraig tŷ (“housewife”)
  • gwraig weddw (“widow”)
  • gwreica (“to take a wife”)
  • gwreictod (“womanhood”)
  • gwreicty (“harem”)
  • gwreigaidd (“womanly”)
  • -wraig (“-er”, female suffix)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwraig
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwraig wraig ngwraig 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), “gwraig”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwraig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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