Nadolig

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh Nadolyc, Nadolic, from Proto-Brythonic *Nadọlɨg, a borrowing from Vulgar Latin nătālicius, from Latin nātālīcius (“birth, birthday”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /naˈdɔlɪɡ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔlɪɡ/
(South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /naˈdoːlɪɡ/, /naˈdɔlɪɡ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdoːlɪɡ/, /ˈdɔlɪɡ/

Proper noun

Nadolig m (not mutable)

Christmas
Yfory yw'r Nadolig! ― Tomorrow is Christmas!

Usage notes

Often accompanied by the definite article
y Nadolig ― (the) Christmas
Often clipped in speech and heard as 'Dolig
Siopa 'Dolig ― Christmas shopping

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Nadolig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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